Aix-en-Pévèle

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Coat of arms

Location of Aix-en-Pévèle

(2020–2026) Didier Dalloy^[1]Area

6.55 km² (2.53 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

1,358 • Density210/km² (540/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

59004 /59310

Elevation22–47 m (72–154 ft)
(avg. 38 m or 125 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Aix-en-Pévèle (French pronunciation: [ɛks ɑ̃ pevɛl]), before 2018 just Aix,^[3] is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.^[4]

It is 20 km (12 mi) southeast of Lille.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	579	—
1975	644	+1.53%
1982	690	+0.99%
1990	777	+1.50%
1999	933	+2.05%
2007	1,060	+1.61%
2012	1,124	+1.18%
2017	1,220	+1.65%
Source: INSEE^[5]

Heraldry

The arms of Aix are blazoned :

Gules, a lion Or, armed, langued and crowned azure. (Aix-en-Pévèle, Emmerin, and Haubourdin use the same arms.)

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Décret n° 2018-956 5 November 2018 (in French)
^ INSEE commune file
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE