Wingles

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Coat of arms

Location of Wingles

(2020–2026) Sébastien Messent^[1]Area

5.93 km² (2.29 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

8,742 • Density1,500/km² (3,800/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

62895 /62410

Elevation14–36 m (46–118 ft)
(avg. 27 m or 89 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Wingles (French pronunciation: [vɛ̃ɡl]) is a commune of the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.^[3]

Geography

An ex-coalmining area, now a farming and light industrial town, Wingles lies 6 miles (9.7 km) north of Lens, at the junction of the N47, D39 and the D165 roads.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	8,946	—
1975	8,348	−0.98%
1982	8,472	+0.21%
1990	8,742	+0.39%
1999	8,691	−0.06%
2007	8,185	−0.75%
2012	8,263	+0.19%
2017	8,770	+1.20%
Source: INSEE^[4]

Places of interest

The church of St. Leger, rebuilt along with the rest of the town, after World War I.

Notable people

Émilienne Moreau-Evrard, French resistance heroine, was born at Wingles in 1898.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ INSEE commune file
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE