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Lesquin

Lesquin
The town hall in Lesquin
The town hall in Lesquin
Coat of arms of Lesquin
Location of Lesquin
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Lesquin is located in France
Lesquin
Lesquin
Lesquin is located in Hauts-de-France
Lesquin
Lesquin
Coordinates: 50°35′26″N 3°06′42″E / 50.5906°N 3.1117°E / 50.5906; 3.1117
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementLille
CantonTempleuve-en-Pévèle
IntercommunalityMétropole 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
 • Density1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59343 /59810
Elevation35–58 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

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
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%
2021 9,241+2.85%
Source: INSEE[5]

Heraldry

Arms of Lesquin
Arms of Lesquin
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.)



Economy

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

Lesquin is the home of Championnat de France Amateurs club, US Lesquin.[citation needed]

Airport

Lille Airport is located in Lesquin.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Reprise des vols Ryanair à l'aéroport de Lesquin".
  4. ^ INSEE commune file
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  6. ^ "World Airline Directory." Flight International. 26 March-1 April 1997. "44.
  7. ^ "History Archived 2012-02-27 at the Wayback Machine." Régional. Retrieved on 2 May 2010.


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