Wasquehal (traditional pronunciation ; currently common pronunciation ) is a commune in the

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in northern France. The town originally had a Flemish name; it was written as ''Waskenhal'' in the 11th century.

Geography

Wasquehal has an area of and a population density of 2,702.8/km².

Héraldique

Population

Sport

Wasquehal hosted the finish of stage 4 of the

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, won by Jelle Nijdam, and the finish of stage 5 the

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, won by

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. The third stage of the

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also finished in Wasquehal.

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won the mass sprint ahead of Erik Zabel and Robbie McEwen. Wasquehal also hosted the start of stage 7 of the

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, and the start of stage 3 of the

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Twin towns – sister cities

Wasquehal is twinned with: *

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, Belgium

References

External links

* Communes of Nord (French department) French Flanders {{Nord-geo-stub