Battle of Backbone Mountain

Fournes-en-Weppes (French pronunciation: [fuʁn ɑ̃ wɛp]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is part of the Métropole Européenne de Lille.[3] Hitler spent half of his war time service in World War I here.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,455—    
1975 1,394−0.61%
1982 1,740+3.22%
1990 1,925+1.27%
1999 2,009+0.48%
2007 1,965−0.28%
2012 2,126+1.59%
2017 2,220+0.87%
Source: INSEE[4]

Heraldry

Arms of Fournes-en-Weppes
Arms of Fournes-en-Weppes
The arms of Fournes-en-Weppes are blazoned :

Bendy argent and gules. (La Flamengrie, Fournes-en-Weppes and Wargnies-le-Grand use the same arms.)



See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE