Warneton

Warneton (Waasten) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is part of the Métropole Européenne de Lille.

Bounding communes and places

 * Warneton, Belgium (part of Comines-Warneton)
 * Comines, east
 * Quesnoy-sur-Deûle, southeast
 * Deûlémont, southwest

History
The commune was formed on 1 July 1946 by the merger of the former communes Warneton-Sud and Warneton-Bas.

Points of interest

 * A blockhaus, used during the advance of the Maginot Line.

People

 * Saint John of Warneton