Linselles
Linselles | |
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 The church in Linselles | |
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Location of Linselles  | |
  Linselles  Linselles | |
| Coordinates:50°44′17″N3°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) |
| 1French 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 acommunein theNorddepartmentin northernFrance.It is part of theMétropole Européenne de Lille.[3]
On 17 August 1793, during theWar of the First Coalition,it was the site of theBattle of Lincelles,a victory for a combinedBritishandDutchforce against those of RevolutionaryFrance.[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 areblazoned: Argent, a fess sable.(LinsellesandRieux-en-Cambrésisuse 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
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