Linselles | |
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![]() The church in Linselles | |
Coordinates: 50°44′17″N 3°04′50″E / 50.7381°N 3.0806°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Nord |
Arrondissement | Lille |
Canton | Lambersart |
Intercommunality | Métropole Européenne de Lille |
Government | |
• Mayor (2022–2026) | Isabelle Pollet[1] |
Area 1 | 11.71 km2 (4.52 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 8,192 |
• Density | 700/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 59352 /59126 |
Elevation | 17–52 m (56–171 ft) (avg. 47 m or 154 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Linselles (French pronunciation: [lɛ̃sɛl]; Dutch: Linsele; Picard: Linséles) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is part of the Métropole Européenne de Lille.[3]
On 17 August 1793, during the War of the First Coalition, it was the site of the Battle of Lincelles, a victory for a combined British and Dutch force against those of Revolutionary France.[4]
Population
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 5,796 | — |
1975 | 6,504 | +1.66% |
1982 | 6,754 | +0.54% |
1990 | 7,674 | +1.61% |
1999 | 7,876 | +0.29% |
2007 | 8,242 | +0.57% |
2012 | 8,104 | −0.34% |
2017 | 8,371 | +0.65% |
Source: INSEE[5] |
Heraldry
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The arms of Linselles are blazoned : Argent, a fess sable. (Linselles and Rieux-en-Cambrésis use the same arms.)
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Fortescue, John W. (1918). British Campaigns in Flanders 1690–1794 (extracts from Volume 4 of A History of the British Army). London: Macmillan. pp. 226–227.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE