Lesquin

Lesquin
The town hall in Lesquin
Location of Lesquin
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
 (2022)[2]
9,356
 • Density1,100/km2 (2,900/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

The arms of Lesquin are blazoned :

Or, a cross engrailed gules. (Artres, Bettrechies, Cerfontaine, Denain, Eth, , 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.

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 de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  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.