Loos, Nord

Loos (French pronunciation: [lɔs]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France (Hauts-de-France).

Loos
The town hall in Loos
Coat of arms
Location of Loos
Loos
Loos
Coordinates: 50°36′46″N 3°00′52″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementLille
CantonLille-6
IntercommunalityMétropole Européenne de Lille
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Anne Voituriez[1]
Area
1
6.95 km2 (2.68 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[2]
22,233
  Density3,200/km2 (8,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59360 /59120
Elevation17–49 m (56–161 ft)
(avg. 18 m or 59 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 located in the European Metropolis of Lille, and is a suburb of the city of Lille, bordering it on its southwest side. In the 1999 census, Loos had a population of 20,869. The commune has a land area of 6.95 km² (2.683 sq mi).

Heraldry

Arms of Loos
The arms of Loos are blazoned :
Gules, 3 crescents Or.

Miscellaneous

Loos is twinned with Geseke, Germany.

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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