The Weppes is a region in the French North Department, west of the city of Lille. It was one of five countries or quarters of the Lille box. location
The Weppes is located west of Lille, between the river Deule and Leie. The region has a light relief, which slows down to the Leiedal in the west. In the north, the Leie is the border with Belgium.
Towns and places in the Weppes are Armentiers, Aubers, Beaucamps, Bois Grenier, Capinghem, Englos, Ennetières and Weppes, Erquinghem-Lys, Erquinghem-le-Sec, Escobecques, Fournes-en-Weppes, Frelinghien, Fromelles, Hallennes-lez-Haubourdin, Hantay, Herlies, Houplines, Illies, La Bassée, La Chapelle-d'Armentières, Lambersart, Le Maisnil, Ligny-en-Weppes, Pocket, Lump, Marquillies, Pérenchies, Prémesques, Radehem -Weppes, Sainghin-and-Weppes, Saint-André-lez-Lille, Salomé, Santes, Sequedin, Verlinghem, Wavrin and Wicres. History
The country of Weppes was first mentioned in the Middle Ages. The name should be from the Latin "ad vesperem", meaning "in the west". The Weppes became one of the quarters of the boxer Lille in Romaans-Flanders. The main place was Wavrin. Also Armentiers in the north, and La Bassée in the south were important places.
Today, the area is part of the agglomeration and institution for inter-municipal cooperation of the European metropolis of Lille. In 1992, a community of communes (an inter-community partnership) was also established after the Weppes. 50° 37′ NB, 2° 56′ OL
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