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Wasquehal

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Country
  
France

Department
  
Nord

Canton
  
Croix

Area
  
6.86 km²

Region
  
Hauts-de-France

Arrondissement
  
Lille

Intercommunality
  
MEL

Local time
  
Sunday 6:44 AM

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Weather
  
3°C, Wind SE at 2 km/h, 97% Humidity

Pr sentation du skatepark de wasquehal


Wasquehal (traditional pronunciation [wakal]; currently common pronunciation [waskal]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

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Map of Wasquehal, France

The town originally had a Flemish name; it was written as Waskenhal in the 11th century.

The third stage of the 2004 Tour de France finished in Wasquehal. Jean-Patrick Nazon won the mass sprint ahead of Erik Zabel and Robbie McEwen.

Des jeunes de wasquehal contre la politique de stephanie ducret


Geography

Wasquehal has an area of 6.86 km2 (2.65 sq mi) and a population density of 2,702.8/km².

Sister city

Wasquehal is twinned with Beyne-Heusay (Belgium)

References

Wasquehal Wikipedia