Lesquin

Lesquin (French pronunciation: ​[lekɛ̃][2]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

Lesquin
Commune
The town hall in Lesquin
Coat of arms
Location of Lesquin
Lesquin
Lesquin
Coordinates: 50°35′26″N 3°06′42″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementLille
CantonTempleuve
IntercommunalityMétropole Européenne de Lille
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Marc Ambroziewicz
Area
1
8.41 km2 (3.25 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
8,259
 • Density980/km2 (2,500/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.

Heraldry
Arms of Lesquin
 The arms of Lesquin are blazoned :

Or, a cross engrailed gules. (Artres, Bettrechies, Cerfontaine, Denain, Eth, Lesquin, 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.[3] On 30 March 2001 Flandre, Proteus Airlines, and Regional Airlines merged into Régional Compagnie Aérienne Européenne.[4]

Sport

Lesquin is the home of Championnat de France Amateurs club, US Lesquin.

Airport

Lille Airport is located in Lesquin.

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. "Reprise des vols Ryanair à l'aéroport de Lesquin".
  3. "World Airline Directory." Flight International. 26 March-1 April 1997. "44.
  4. "History Archived 2012-02-27 at the Wayback Machine." Régional Compagnie Aérienne Européenne. Retrieved on 2 May 2010.


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