Lesquin

Lesquin (French pronunciation: [lekɛ̃][2]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

Lesquin
The town hall in Lesquin
Location of Lesquin
Lesquin
Lesquin
Coordinates: 50°35′26″N 3°06′42″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementLille
CantonTempleuve
IntercommunalityMétropole Européenne de Lille
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Jean-Marc Ambroziewicz
Area
1
8.41 km2 (3.25 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[1]
9,012
  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.

Heraldry

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.[3] On 30 March 2001 Flandre, Proteus Airlines, and Regional Airlines merged into Régional, itself merged into HOP! in 2013.[4]

Sport

Lesquin is the home of Championnat de France Amateurs club, US Lesquin.

Airport

Lille Airport is located in Lesquin.

See also

References


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