Wambrechies

Wambrechies is a commune in the French department Nord, in the Nord -Pas -de- Calais with 9705 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011). The town lies north of metropolitan compression space to the city of Lille and is also part of the arrondissement of Lille. By Wambrechies the Deûle River flows.

Geography

The territory of Wambrechies covers an area of 15.5 km ², a population density of 629 inhabitants per km ².

Adjacent communities

Demography

The following graph shows the evolution of the population of Wambrechies. (Source: INSEE ).

Etymology and history

The place name Wambrechies probably derives from a Germanic name Wambreck hallway, where it is to be a reference to the Barrens syllable - breck. The first written mention of Wambrechies found, signed by the Bishop of Tournai in a document from the year 1110 on the supply of altar income from Wambrechies to the pin section of Saint- Pierre in Lille.

Attractions

• The church of Saint -Vaast
• The Château de Robersart Castle
• The German military cemetery Wambrechies with more than 2300 graves of fallen soldiers from the First World War
• The former spinning La Linière de Wambrechies. The building is a listed building.
• The distillery Claeyssens, a Geneverbrennerei. The from the period of the operation remaining buildings are now under monument protection.

Château de Robersart

Distillery Claeyssens

Hall of Wambrechies

Port of Wambrechies

Twinning

Since 1972 is twinned with the German town of Kempen.