Wallers | |
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Coordinates: 50°22′30″N 3°23′31″E / 50.375°N 3.392°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Nord |
Arrondissement | Valenciennes |
Canton | Saint-Amand-les-Eaux |
Intercommunality | Porte du Hainaut |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Salvatore Castiglione [1] |
Area 1 | 20.89 km2 (8.07 sq mi) |
Population (2021)
[2] | 5,598 |
• Density | 270/km2 (690/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+02:00 ( CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code |
59632 /59135 |
Elevation | 15–135 m (49–443 ft) (avg. 23 m or 75 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Wallers (French pronunciation: [walɛʁs]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. [3]
It is known for the Trench of Arenberg, part of the Paris–Roubaix cycling race, held annually in April.
The arms of Wallers are
blazoned : Or, 3 fesses gules. ( Saint-Hilaire-lez-Cambrai, Villereau and Wallers, Rambures use the same arms.)
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Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 7,508 | — |
1975 | 7,105 | −0.79% |
1982 | 6,564 | −1.13% |
1990 | 5,862 | −1.40% |
1999 | 5,582 | −0.54% |
2007 | 5,533 | −0.11% |
2012 | 5,552 | +0.07% |
2017 | 5,526 | −0.09% |
Source: INSEE [4] |