Willems, Nord

Willems (French pronunciation: [wilɛm]; Dutch: Willems) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.^[3]

Willems
Commune
Landscape view of Willems
Coat of arms
Location of Willems
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Coordinates: 50°37′58″N 3°14′21″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Lille
Canton	Villeneuve-d'Ascq
Intercommunality	Métropole Lille
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Thierry Rolland[1]
Area 1	5.8 km2 (2.2 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	2,969
• Density	510/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59660 /59780
Elevation	22–48 m (72–157 ft) (avg. 58 m or 190 ft)
Website	www.willems.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Heraldry

Arms of Willems

The arms of Willems are blazoned : Gules, a chevron argent between three pinecones Or.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,923	—
1975	2,006	+0.61%
1982	2,506	+3.23%
1990	2,681	+0.85%
1999	2,799	+0.48%
2007	2,967	+0.73%
2012	3,045	+0.52%
2017	3,021	−0.16%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

• Communes of the Nord department