Warlaing
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Location within Hauts-de-France region  Warlaing | ||
| Coordinates: 50°24′40″N 3°19′34″E / 50.4111°N 3.3261°ECoordinates: 50°24′40″N 3°19′34″E / 50.4111°N 3.3261°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Nord | |
| Arrondissement | Douai | |
| Canton | Marchiennes | |
| Intercommunality | Cœur d'Ostrevent | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Patrice Bricout | |
| Area1 | 3.89 km2 (1.50 sq mi) | |
| Population (1999)2 | 461 | |
| • Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59642 / 59870 | |
| Elevation |
16–19 m (52–62 ft) (avg. 17 m or 56 ft) | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
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Warlaing is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
Heraldry
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The arms of Warlaing are blazoned : Or, a cross engrailed gules. (Artres, Bettrechies, Cerfontaine, Denain, Eth, Lesquin, Obies, Quérénaing, Semousies, Wambrechies and Warlaing use the same arms.) |
Sites and monuments
- Church of our Lady of the Assumption, built around 1852 by Lille architect Charles Leroy, who was the designer of many religious buildings in northern France, including the Notre-Dame de la Treille cathedral.
- The Château de Warlaing, now in ruins, was destroyed by the armies of Louis XIV.
- The Scarpe, its lock and bridge.
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The bascule bridge on the Scarpe
See also
References
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