Warneton

This article is about the French municipality. For the Belgian village, see Warneton, Belgium.

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.^[3]

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[1]
Area 1	4.17 km2 (1.61 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	233
• Density	56/km2 (140/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.^[4]

Heraldry

Arms of Warneton

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

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	197	—
1975	198	+0.07%
1982	171	−2.07%
1990	179	+0.57%
1999	178	−0.06%
2007	189	+0.75%
2012	224	+3.46%
2017	239	+1.30%
Source: INSEE[5]

Points of interest

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

People

• Saint John of Warneton