Warneton (French pronunciation: ​[waʁnətɔ̃]; Dutch: Waasten) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is part of the Métropole Européenne de Lille.[2]

Warneton
Commune
The town hall in Warneton
Coat of arms
Location of Warneton
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Coordinates: 50°44′52″N 2°57′12″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Lille
Canton	Armentières
Intercommunality	Métropole Européenne de Lille
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Yvon Pétronin
Area 1	4.17 km2 (1.61 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[1]	237
• Density	57/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59643 /59560
Elevation	11–25 m (36–82 ft) (avg. 20 m or 66 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bounding communes and places

• Warneton, Belgium (part of Comines-Warneton)
• Comines, east
• Quesnoy-sur-Deûle, southeast
• Deûlémont, southwest

History

The commune was formed on 1 July 1946 by the merger of the former communes Warneton-Sud and Warneton-Bas.[2]

Heraldry

The arms of Warneton are blazoned : Argent, a fess gules. (the Béthune family and the communes of Cuts, Rosny-sur-Seine, Warneton and Noyon use the same arms.)

Population

Points of interest

• A blockhaus, used during the advance of the Maginot Line.

People

• Saint John of Warneton

References

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