Forest-sur-Marque
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | North | |
| Arrondissement | Lille | |
| Canton | Villeneuve-d'Ascq | |
| Community association | Métropole Européenne de Lille | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 38 ′ N , 3 ° 11 ′ E | |
| height | 21-25 m | |
| surface | 1.05 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,457 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 1,388 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 59510 | |
| INSEE code | 59247 | |
| Website | www.forestsurmarque.fr | |
 Town hall (Mairie) of Forest-sur-Marque |
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Forest-sur-Marque is a northern French municipality with 1457 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Nord in the region of Hauts-de-France . It belongs to the arrondissement of Lille and is part of the canton of Villeneuve-d'Ascq (until 2015: canton of Lannoy ). The inhabitants are called Forestois .
geography
Forest-sur-Marque is located about four kilometers east of the center of Lille near the border with Belgium . The marque delimits the community to the west and southwest. Forest-sur-Marque is surrounded by the municipalities of Hem in the north and Villeneuve-d'Ascq in the south, west and east.
Population development
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| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 995 | 978 | 971 | 1,456 | 1,497 | 1,562 | 1,483 | 1,728 |
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Attractions
- Church of 'aint-Jean-Baptiste (John the Baptist)
- British graves from the world wars
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Nord. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-119-8 , pp. 944-945.
Web links
Commons : Forest-sur-Marque - Collection of images, videos and audio files
