Wingles | |
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Coordinates: 50°29′41″N 2°51′22″E / 50.4947°N 2.8561°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Pas-de-Calais |
Arrondissement | Lens |
Canton | Wingles |
Intercommunality | Lens-Liévin |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Sébastien Messent [1] |
Area 1 | 5.93 km2 (2.29 sq mi) |
Population (2021)
[2] | 8,742 |
• Density | 1,500/km2 (3,800/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+02:00 ( CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code |
62895 /62410 |
Elevation | 14–36 m (46–118 ft) (avg. 27 m or 89 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Wingles (French pronunciation: [vɛ̃ɡl]) is a commune of the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. [3]
An ex- coalmining area, now a farming and light industrial town, Wingles lies 6 miles (9.7 km) north of Lens, at the junction of the N47, D39 and the D165 roads.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 8,946 | — |
1975 | 8,348 | −0.98% |
1982 | 8,472 | +0.21% |
1990 | 8,742 | +0.39% |
1999 | 8,691 | −0.06% |
2007 | 8,185 | −0.75% |
2012 | 8,263 | +0.19% |
2017 | 8,770 | +1.20% |
Source: INSEE [4] |