Wattignies-la-Victoire

For the commune south-west of the Lille conurbation, see Wattignies.

Wattignies-la-Victoire
Coat of arms
Wattignies-la-Victoire
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region Wattignies-la-Victoire
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Avesnes-sur-Helpe
Canton	Maubeuge-Sud
Intercommunality	vallées de la Solre, de la Thure et de l'Helpe
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean Lévêque
Area1	6.31 km2 (2.44 sq mi)
Population (1999)2	233
• Density	37/km2 (96/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	59649 / 59680
Elevation	147–205 m (482–673 ft) (avg. 206 m or 676 ft)
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.

Wattignies-la-Victoire is a commune in the Nord department of northern France. It is close to the site of the Battle of Wattignies, fought in 1793 during the French Revolutionary Wars, in which the French scored a victory over Austria.

Heraldry

The arms of Wattignies-la-Victoire are blazoned : Gules, a bend vair. (Neuf-Mesnil and Wattignies-la-Victoire use the same arms.)

See also

• Communes of the Nord department

References

• INSEE commune file