Marquette-lez-Lille

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
Coat of arms of Marquette-lez-Lille
Coat of arms
Location of Marquette-lez-Lille
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(2020–2026) Dominique Legrand[1]Area
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4.86 km2 (1.88 sq mi)Population
 (2021)[2]
11,213 • Density2,300/km2 (6,000/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code
59386 /59520
Elevation16–23 m (52–75 ft)
(avg. 15 m or 49 ft)1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Marquette-lez-Lille (French pronunciation: [maʁkɛt le lil], literally Marquette near Lille; Dutch: Market(t)e) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is part of the Métropole Européenne de Lille.[3]

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 9,007—    
1975 8,244−1.26%
1982 7,880−0.64%
1990 11,013+4.27%
1999 10,822−0.19%
2007 9,772−1.27%
2012 10,226+0.91%
2017 10,376+0.29%
Source: INSEE[4]

Monuments

  • Grands Moulins de Paris

Heraldry

Arms of Marquette-lez-Lille
Arms of Marquette-lez-Lille
The arms of Marquette-lez-Lille are blazoned :
Azure, the name 'Marquette' bendwise between 2 bendlets argent.



Twin towns

Marquette-lez-Lille is twinned with:

  • Germany Fredersdorf-Vogelsdorf, Germany
  • United Kingdom Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England (since 1999)[5]

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 légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. ^ "Home - Why not get involved with twinning". Sleaford, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom: Sleaford & District Twinning Association. Archived from the original on 6 January 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
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