# Wallers

> commune in Nord, France

**Wikidata**: [Q473417](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q473417)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallers)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/wallers

## Summary
Wallers is a commune in the Nord department of Hauts-de-France, France. It lies in the arrondissement of Valenciennes, is part of the Communauté d'agglomération de la Porte du Hainaut, and contains the Arenberg Trench — a cobbled road used in the Paris–Roubaix bicycle race.

## Key Facts
- Official status: commune in Nord, France (wikidata_description: "commune in Nord, France").
- Country: France.
- Region/department: Nord (department in Hauts-de-France; inception of Nord: 1790-03-04).
- Arrondissement: Valenciennes (arrondissement of France).
- Cantons: listed in connection with the canton of Valenciennes-Nord and the canton of Saint-Amand-les-Eaux (canton of Saint-Amand-les-Eaux inception: 2015-03-22).
- Intercommunality: Communauté d'agglomération de la Porte du Hainaut (inception: 2014-01-01; headquartered at  per source).
- Notable local feature: Arenberg Trench — cobbled road used in Paris–Roubaix (inception listed: 1968).
- Transport: Gare de Wallers — railway station in Wallers (sitelink_count: 5 for the station entry).
- Coordinates: latitude 50.375277777778, longitude 3.3919444444444.
- Population figures (provided values): 5,540.0; 5,520.0; 5,559.0; 5,526.0; 5,568.0; 5,610.0; 5,617.0; 5,598.0; 5,618.0; 5,633.0.
- Official website: http://www.ville-de-wallers-arenberg.fr/
- Main image URL: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/92/Wallers_-_Fosse_Arenberg_des_mines_d%27Anzin_%28108%29.JPG
- Thumbnail URL: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Wallers_-_Fosse_Arenberg_des_mines_d%27Anzin_%28108%29.JPG/960px-Wallers_-_Fosse_Arenberg_des_mines_d%27Anzin_%28108%29.JPG
- Image artist: Jérémy Jännick.
- Image commons page: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AWallers%20-%20Fosse%20Arenberg%20des%20mines%20d%27Anzin%20%28108%29.JPG
- Image license: Public domain (image_license_type: public_domain).
- Wikidata sitelink_count for Wallers entry: 45.
- Wikipedia page title: Wallers.
- Related classification: commune of France (inception of commune subdivision: 1789).

## FAQs
Q: Where is Wallers located?
A: Wallers is a commune in the Nord department of the Hauts-de-France region in northern France, at coordinates 50.375277777778 N, 3.3919444444444 E.

Q: What administrative divisions govern Wallers?
A: Wallers is in the arrondissement of Valenciennes and is associated with the cantons of Valenciennes-Nord and Saint-Amand-les-Eaux. It is a member of the Communauté d'agglomération de la Porte du Hainaut.

Q: How large is the population of Wallers?
A: The provided population figures for Wallers are a series of values: 5,540; 5,520; 5,559; 5,526; 5,568; 5,610; 5,617; 5,598; 5,618; and 5,633.

Q: Does Wallers have a train station?
A: Yes. Gare de Wallers is the railway station serving the commune (the station entry has sitelink_count: 5).

Q: What notable landmark or sporting feature is associated with Wallers?
A: The Arenberg Trench, a famed cobbled road used in the Paris–Roubaix bicycle race, is associated with Wallers.

Q: Where can I find official information online about Wallers?
A: The commune’s official website is http://www.ville-de-wallers-arenberg.fr/.

## Why It Matters
Wallers is significant both administratively and culturally within its local area. Administratively, it functions as a French commune nested in multiple levels of local government — department (Nord), arrondissement (Valenciennes), canton(s) (Valenciennes-Nord; Saint-Amand-les-Eaux), and intercommunality (Communauté d'agglomération de la Porte du Hainaut) — making it part of regional planning, transport, and community services in Hauts-de-France. Culturally and in sports heritage, Wallers is notable for the Arenberg Trench, a historic cobbled sector used in the Paris–Roubaix professional cycling race; this connection gives Wallers recognition in international cycling and sporting media. The presence of a local railway station (Gare de Wallers) links the commune into the regional rail network, supporting mobility for residents and visitors. The commune’s documented population figures and maintained official website provide practical information for governance, research, and tourism.

## Notable For
- Being the location associated with the Arenberg Trench, a cobbled road used in the Paris–Roubaix race.
- Hosting Gare de Wallers, the local railway station serving the commune.
- Membership of the Communauté d'agglomération de la Porte du Hainaut (intercommunality inception 2014-01-01).
- Administrative placement in the arrondissement of Valenciennes and the Nord department (Nord inception: 1790-03-04).
- Having a public-domain photographic depiction (image by Jérémy Jännick) documented on Wikimedia Commons.

## Body

### Geography and Location
- Wallers is geographically situated at latitude 50.375277777778 and longitude 3.3919444444444.  
- The commune lies within the Nord department of the Hauts-de-France region in northern France.  
- It is part of the arrondissement of Valenciennes for sub-prefectural administrative purposes.

### Administrative divisions and governance
- Commune status: Wallers is a French commune, a territorial subdivision created as part of the system of communes that dates back to 1789.  
- Department: Wallers is in Nord, a French department established on 1790-03-04.  
- Arrondissement: Valenciennes — Wallers falls under the Valenciennes arrondissement.  
- Cantons: The commune is associated with the canton of Valenciennes-Nord and the canton of Saint-Amand-les-Eaux (the latter’s inception noted as 2015-03-22).  
- Intercommunality: Wallers is a member of the Communauté d'agglomération de la Porte du Hainaut, an intercommunal structure with inception 2014-01-01 and a headquarters referenced in the source as .

### Transport and infrastructure
- Railway: Gare de Wallers is the local railway station serving the commune; the station has a dedicated Wikidata entry (sitelink_count: 5).  
- Road and sporting infrastructure: Wallers is associated with the Arenberg Trench, a cobbled road sector used in the Paris–Roubaix bicycle race; the Arenberg Trench entry lists an inception of 1968.

### Demographics
- The source provides ten population figures for Wallers: 5,540.0; 5,520.0; 5,559.0; 5,526.0; 5,568.0; 5,610.0; 5,617.0; 5,598.0; 5,618.0; and 5,633.0. These figures are presented as provided and indicate population values recorded or reported in the source material.

### Cultural and visual documentation
- Image: A principal image is available at https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/92/Wallers_-_Fosse_Arenberg_des_mines_d%27Anzin_%28108%29.JPG with a thumbnail URL provided.  
- Photographer/artist: Jérémy Jännick is credited as the image artist.  
- Licensing: The image is listed as public domain (image_license_type: public_domain).  
- Commons page: The image is hosted on Wikimedia Commons at the provided URL.

### Web presence and identifiers
- Official website: http://www.ville-de-wallers-arenberg.fr/ provides municipal information for residents and visitors.  
- Wikipedia: The article title for the commune is "Wallers".  
- Wikidata: The Wallers entry has a sitelink_count of 45 and the short description "commune in Nord, France."

### Related entities and classifications
- Country: France — Wallers is located within the French Republic. The provided France summary in the source frames national-level context.  
- Commune of France: Wallers is an instance of the commune subdivision of France; this subdivision structure is dated from 1789 in the source.  
- Canton entries: canton of Valenciennes-Nord; canton of Saint-Amand-les-Eaux (inception 2015-03-22).  
- Department entry: Nord (Hauts-de-France).  
- Arrondissement entry: arrondissement of Valenciennes.  
- Intercommunal body: Communauté d'agglomération de la Porte du Hainaut (inception 2014-01-01).  
- Local features: Arenberg Trench (cobbled road used in Paris–Roubaix; inception 1968); Gare de Wallers (railway station in Wallers).

### References and data provenance
- All facts in this entry derive from the supplied source material, including structured data fields (website, image URLs, coordinates, population figures, related entity names and inception dates) and the listed relationships to departmental, arrondisemental, cantonal, and intercommunal entities.

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