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Wattrelos
Wattrelos (French pronunciation: [watʁəlo] ; archaic Dutch: Waterlo) is a commune in the Nord department in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France. It is located on the border with Belgium, northeast of the city of Lille. The fifth-largest component of the Métropole Européenne de Lille, Wattrelos borders the communes of Roubaix, Tourcoing and Leers in France and the communes of Mouscron and Estaimpuis in Belgium.
1. History
The Hôtel de Ville was completed around 1914 and the façade was modernised in 1968.
1. Population
1. Heraldry
1. Twin towns – sister cities
Wattrelos is twinned with:
1. Notable people
Madelyne Delcroix (born 1946) - aerobatics pilot
1. See also
Communes of the Nord department
1. References
1. External links
Official website
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