Wallers

Wallers
Commune
The Church of St. Barbara viewed from the mines of Anzin
Coat of arms
Location of Wallers
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Coordinates: 50°22′30″N 3°23′31″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Valenciennes
Canton	Saint-Amand-les-Eaux
Intercommunality	Porte du Hainaut
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Salvatore Castiglione[1]
Area ^1	20.89 km^2 (8.07 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	5,598
• Density	270/km^2 (690/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59632 /59135
Elevation	15–135 m (49–443 ft) (avg. 23 m or 75 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Wallers (French pronunciation: [walɛʁs]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.^[3]

It is known for the Trench of Arenberg, part of the Paris–Roubaix cycling race, held annually in April.

Heraldry

Arms of Wallers

The arms of Wallers are blazoned : Or, 3 fesses gules. (Saint-Hilaire-lez-Cambrai, Villereau and Wallers, Rambures use the same arms.)

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	7,508	—
1975	7,105	−0.79%
1982	6,564	−1.13%
1990	5,862	−1.40%
1999	5,582	−0.54%
2007	5,533	−0.11%
2012	5,552	+0.07%
2017	5,526	−0.09%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

• Communes of the Nord department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. INSEE commune file
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE