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Saint-André-lez-Lille (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t‿ɑ̃dʁe le lil], literally Saint-André near Lille; Dutch: Sint-Andries or Sint-Andries-Rijsel, before 1991: Saint-André)[3] is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is part of the Métropole Européenne de Lille.[4]
Saint-André-lez-Lille | |
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 Church of Saint André | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Saint-André-lez-Lille  | |
  Saint-André-lez-Lille  Saint-André-lez-Lille | |
| Coordinates: 50°39′39″N 3°02′42″E / 50.6608°N 3.045°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Lille |
| Canton | Lille-1 |
| Intercommunality | Métropole Européenne de Lille |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Élisabeth Masse[1] |
| Area 1 | 3.16 km2 (1.22 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 12,942 |
| • Density | 4,100/km2 (11,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59527 /59350 |
| Elevation | 16–22 m (52–72 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. | |
Population
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| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 11,782 | — |
| 1975 | 12,443 | +0.78% |
| 1982 | 10,821 | −1.98% |
| 1990 | 10,098 | −0.86% |
| 1999 | 10,113 | +0.02% |
| 2007 | 10,852 | +0.89% |
| 2012 | 11,246 | +0.72% |
| 2017 | 12,608 | +2.31% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
Heraldry
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The arms of Saint-André-lez-Lille are blazoned : Per fess 1: Gules, the door of the abbey of Marquette Or; 2: Azure, in fess 3 capes ermine on swords palewise argent.
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Twin towns – sister cities
editSaint-André-lez-Lille is twinned with:[6]
Dormagen, Germany
St Mary's Bay, England, United Kingdom
Wieliczka, Poland
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Décret du 13 décembre 1991 portant changement de nom de communes, Légifrance.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ "Jumelages" (in French). Saint-André-lez-Lille. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
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