Wambrechies (; vls, Wemmersijs; pcd, Vamberchi) is a
commune
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department
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Government and military
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, in the region
Hauts-de-France
Hauts-de-France (; pcd, Heuts-d'Franche; , also ''Upper France'') is the northernmost Regions of France, region of France, created by the territorial reform of French regions in 2014, from a merger of Nord-Pas-de-Calais and Picardy. Its Prefectu ...
, in northern
France
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Wambrechies is situated to the north of Lille, it is bordered by the neighbouring communes of
Marquette-lez-Lille
Marquette-lez-Lille (, literally ''Marquette near Lille''; Dutch: ''Market(t)e'') is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is part of the Métropole Européenne de Lille.
Population
Monuments
* Grands Moulins de Paris
Her ...
Quesnoy-sur-Deûle
Quesnoy-sur-Deûle (, literally ''Quesnoy on Deûle''; vls, Kiezenet) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is part of the Métropole Européenne de Lille.
Population
Heraldry
See also
*Communes of the Nord department
...
(to the northwest) and
Bondues
Bondues (; nl, Bonduwe) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
Since 1997, Bondues has housed a Museum devoted to the Resistance of the Nord-Pas de Calais region. The Fort of Bondues, also known as Fort Lobau, was built near ...
(to the northeast). The
Deûle
The Deûle (; nl, Deule) is a river of northern France which is channeled for the main part of its course (from Lens to Lille). The upstream part is still partly free-flowing and is known as the Souchez. The Deûle flows into the Lys (right ban ...