Mons-en-Barœul (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃s ɑ̃ baʁœl]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]

Mons-en-Barœul
The church in Mons-en-Barœul
The church in Mons-en-Barœul
Coat of arms of Mons-en-Barœul
Location of Mons-en-Barœul
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Mons-en-Barœul is located in France
Mons-en-Barœul
Mons-en-Barœul
Mons-en-Barœul is located in Hauts-de-France
Mons-en-Barœul
Mons-en-Barœul
Coordinates: 50°38′13″N 3°06′37″E / 50.636925°N 3.110259°E / 50.636925; 3.110259
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementLille
CantonLille-3
IntercommunalityMétropole Européenne de Lille
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Rudy Elegeest[1]
Area
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2.88 km2 (1.11 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
21,467
 • Density7,500/km2 (19,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59410 /59370
Elevation22–47 m (72–154 ft)
(avg. 31 m or 102 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 a suburb of the city of Lille, and is adjacent to it on the northeast. The name Mons-en-Barœul means mount in the Barœul, the city is built on a slight hill; the Barœul was a former territory (see also Marcq-en-Barœul). Before the sixteenth century, little is known of this county, which was only rural. Plans of the eighteenth century show Mons-en-Barœul as a small village without a church, with farms scattered along the high road from Lille to Roubaix. It is a former dependency of Fives, a district which is now part of Lille.

Heraldry

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Arms of Mons-en-Barœul
The arms of Mons-en-Barœul are blazoned :

Or, a bend sable. (Flesquières, Gonnelieu, Mons-en-Barœul and Viesly use the same arms.)



Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 705—    
1800 671−0.70%
1806 770+2.32%
1821 738−0.28%
1831 803+0.85%
1836 807+0.10%
1841 889+1.95%
1846 1,043+3.25%
1851 1,120+1.43%
1856 1,319+3.32%
1861 1,557+3.37%
1866 1,868+3.71%
1872 2,168+2.51%
1876 2,383+2.39%
1881 2,389+0.05%
1886 2,891+3.89%
1891 2,832−0.41%
1896 3,575+4.77%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 4,226+3.40%
1906 5,059+3.66%
1911 5,949+3.29%
1921 6,792+1.33%
1926 7,227+1.25%
1931 8,096+2.30%
1936 8,705+1.46%
1946 9,030+0.37%
1954 9,125+0.13%
1962 11,531+2.97%
1968 14,113+3.42%
1975 28,070+10.32%
1982 26,638−0.75%
1990 23,578−1.51%
1999 23,017−0.27%
2007 22,664−0.19%
2012 21,272−1.26%
2017 20,782−0.47%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968–2017)[5]

Notable people

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  • Michel Butor, poet and novelist, was born in Mons-en-Barœul.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Mons-en-Baroeul, EHESS (in French).
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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