Lecelles

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Coat of arms

Location of Lecelles

(2020–2026) Jean-Claude Messager^[1]Area

16.24 km² (6.27 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

3,004 • Density180/km² (480/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

59335 /59226

Elevation15–26 m (49–85 ft)
(avg. 17 m or 56 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Lecelles (French pronunciation: [ləsɛl]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.^[3]

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,152	—
1975	2,356	+1.30%
1982	2,402	+0.28%
1990	2,563	+0.81%
1999	2,662	+0.42%
2007	2,733	+0.33%
2012	2,684	−0.36%
2017	2,810	+0.92%
Source: INSEE^[4]

Gallery

Lecelles, war memorial
Lecelles, view to a street
Lecelles, view to a street

Heraldry

The arms of Lecelles are blazoned :

Azure, semy de lys Or. = France Ancient (Ansacq, Brillon, Escaudain, Escautpont, Hélesmes, Hérin, Lecelles, Lieu-Saint-Amand, Lourches, Neuville-sur-Escaut, Rosult, Rumegies and Wignehies use the same arms.)

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ INSEE commune file
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE