Linselles
Linselles is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
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Location of Linselles 
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| Coordinates: 50°44′17″N 3°04′50″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Lille |
| Canton | Lambersart |
| Intercommunality | Métropole Européenne de Lille |
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| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Paul Lefebvre |
| Area 1 | 11.71 km2 (4.52 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 8,371 |
| • Density | 710/km2 (1,900/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59352 /59126 |
| Elevation | 17–52 m (56–171 ft) (avg. 47 m or 154 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
It is part of the Urban Community of Lille Métropole.
On 17 August 1793, during the War of the First Coalition, it was the site of the Battle of Lincelles, a victory for a combined British and Dutch force against those of Revolutionary France.[2]
Heraldry
Arms of Linselles |
The arms of Linselles are blazoned : Argent, a fess sable. (Linselles and Rieux-en-Cambrésis use the same arms.) |
See also
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- Fortescue, John W. (1918). British Campaigns in Flanders 1690-1794 (extracts from Volume 4 of A History of the British Army). London: Macmillan. pp. 226–227.
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