Wattignies

Wattignies (Wattenijs) is a commune in the Nord department of northern France. It lies in the south-western part of the Lille conurbation. It covers an area of 6.31 km2, and as of 2019 its population was 15,075.

Neighboring communes
Lille, Faches-Thumesnil, Templemars, Seclin, Noyelles-lès-Seclin, Emmerin and Loos-lez-Lille.

Twin towns
Wattignies is twinned with:
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Broadstairs, United Kingdom – since 1982
 * 🇩🇪 Rodenkirchen, Germany – since 1973