Lesquin
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The town hall in Lesquin | |
Coordinates: 50°35′26″N 3°06′42″E / 50.5906°N 3.1117°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Nord |
Arrondissement | Lille |
Canton | Templeuve-en-Pévèle |
Intercommunality | Métropole Européenne de Lille |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Marc Ambroziewicz[1] |
Area 1 | 8.41 km2 (3.25 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 9,241 |
• Density | 1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 59343 /59810 |
Elevation | 35–58 m (115–190 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Lesquin (French pronunciation: [lekɛ̃][3]) is a commune in the department of Nord, northern France.[4]
Population
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 4,319 | — |
1975 | 5,302 | +2.97% |
1982 | 5,311 | +0.02% |
1990 | 5,660 | +0.80% |
1999 | 6,010 | +0.67% |
2007 | 6,395 | +0.78% |
2012 | 6,690 | +0.91% |
2017 | 8,259 | +4.30% |
Source: INSEE[5] |
Heraldry
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The arms of Lesquin are blazoned : Or, a cross engrailed gules. (Artres, Bettrechies, Cerfontaine, Denain, Eth, Lesquin, Obies, Quérénaing, Semousies, Wambrechies and Warlaing use the same arms.)
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Economy
[edit]When Flandre Air existed, it had its head office at Lille Airport and in Lesquin.[6] On 30 March 2001 Flandre, Proteus Airlines, and Regional Airlines merged into Régional, itself merged into HOP! in 2013.[7]
Sport
[edit]Lesquin is the home of Championnat de France Amateurs club, US Lesquin.[citation needed]
Airport
[edit]Lille Airport is located in Lesquin.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Reprise des vols Ryanair à l'aéroport de Lesquin".
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ "World Airline Directory." Flight International. 26 March-1 April 1997. "44.
- ^ "History Archived 2012-02-27 at the Wayback Machine." Régional. Retrieved on 2 May 2010.
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