Phalempin

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Coat of arms

Location of Phalempin

(2020–2026) Thierry Lazaro^[1]Area

7.93 km² (3.06 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

4,849 • Density610/km² (1,600/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

59462 /59133

Elevation24–65 m (79–213 ft)
(avg. 60 m or 200 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	3,457	—
1975	4,070	+2.36%
1982	4,377	+1.04%
1990	4,678	+0.83%
1999	4,615	−0.15%
2007	4,443	−0.47%
2012	4,424	−0.09%
2017	4,729	+1.34%
Source: INSEE^[4]

Heraldry

The arms of Phalempin are blazoned :

Gules, a chief Or. (La Neuville, Fresnes-sur-Escaut, Ostricourt, Phalempin and Sainghin-en-Weppes 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