Lewarde

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Coat of arms

Location of Lewarde

(2022–2026) Alain Bruneel^[1]Area

3.9 km² (1.5 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

2,403 • Density620/km² (1,600/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

59345 /59287

Elevation22–80 m (72–262 ft)
(avg. 40 m or 130 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Lewarde (French pronunciation: [ləwaʁd]; Picard: Lwarte) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.^[3]

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,872	—
1975	1,992	+0.89%
1982	2,289	+2.01%
1990	2,768	+2.40%
1999	2,782	+0.06%
2007	2,769	−0.06%
2012	2,645	−0.91%
2017	2,425	−1.72%
Source: INSEE^[4]

Heraldry

The arms of Lewarde are blazoned :
Per fess or and azure, a lion maintaining a banderole gules, and 3 martlets argent.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ INSEE commune file
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE