Marquette-lez-Lille
Marquette-lez-Lille (French pronunciation: [maʁkɛt lɛ 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.
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 The town hall in Marquette-lez-Lille | |
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Location of Marquette-lez-Lille  | |
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| Coordinates: 50°40′35″N 3°04′00″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Lille |
| Canton | Lille-1 |
| Intercommunality | Métropole Européenne de Lille |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Dominique Legrand |
| Area 1 | 4.86 km2 (1.88 sq mi) |
| Population | 10,798 |
| • Density | 2,200/km2 (5,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59386 /59520 |
| Elevation | 16–23 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. | |
Monuments
Heraldry
Arms of Marquette-lez-Lille |
The arms of Marquette-lez-Lille are blazoned : Azure, the name 'Marquette' bendwise between 2 bendlets argent.
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Twin towns
Marquette-lez-Lille is twinned with:
Fredersdorf-Vogelsdorf, Germany
Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England (since 1999)[2]
References
- "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
- "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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