Wasquehal (traditional pronunciation ; currently common pronunciation ) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[ INSEE commune file]
The town originally had a Flemish dialects name; it was written as Waskenhal in the 11th century.
Geography
Wasquehal has an area of and a population density of 2,702.8/km
2.
Héraldique
| + Arms of Wasquehal | | The arms of Wasquehal are :
Chequy argent and gules, each argent piece charged with an ermine spot sable. or, more simply, Chequy ermine and gules. |
Population
Sport
Wasquehal hosted the finish of stage 4 of the 1989 Tour de France, won by
Jelle Nijdam, and the finish of stage 5 the 1992 Tour de France, won by
Guido Bontempi. The third stage of the 2004 Tour de France also finished in Wasquehal. Jean-Patrick Nazon won the mass sprint ahead of
Erik Zabel and
Robbie McEwen. Wasquehal also hosted the start of stage 7 of the 1988 Tour de France, and the start of stage 3 of the 1996 Tour de France.
Twin towns – sister cities
Wasquehal is
Sister city with:
See also
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