Wasquehal (traditional pronunciation ; currently common pronunciation ) is a
commune
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France
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.
The town originally had a
Flemish
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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
1989 Tour de France
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, won by
Jelle Nijdam
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, and the finish of stage 5 the
1992 Tour de France
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, won by
Guido Bontempi
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. The third stage of the
2004 Tour de France
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also finished in Wasquehal.
Jean-Patrick Nazon
Jean-Patrick Nazon (born 18 January 1977, in Épinal) is a French former professional road bicycle racer who turned professional in 1997. He is the brother of former racing cyclist Damien Nazon.
Major results
;1998
: 6th Overall Circuit de Lo ...
won the mass sprint ahead of
Erik Zabel
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and
Robbie McEwen
Robbie McEwen (born 24 June 1972) is an Australian former professional road cyclist. McEwen is a three-time winner of the Tour de France points classification and, at the peak of his career, was considered the world's fastest sprinter.
He la ...
. Wasquehal also hosted the start of stage 7 of the 1988 Tour de France, and the start of stage 3 of the
1996 Tour de France
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ES Wasquehal
Wasquehal Football is a French football club based in Wasquehal.
History and mergers
The club was founded in 1924 as ''L'Union Sportive de Wasquehal''. It was known as ''Entente Sportive de Wasquehal'' in 1945, when it merged with ''L'Association ...