Houplin-Ancoisne
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | North | |
| Arrondissement | Lille | |
| Canton | Faches-Thumesnil | |
| Community association | Métropole Européenne de Lille | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 34 ′ N , 3 ° 0 ′ E | |
| height | 17-33 m | |
| surface | 6.48 km 2 | |
| Residents | 3,409 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 526 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 59263 | |
| INSEE code | 59316 | |
| Website | http://www.mairie-houplin-ancoisne.fr/ | |
 Bridge over the Deûle |
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Houplin-Ancoisne (until 1959: Houplin-lez-Seclin ) is a French municipality with 3409 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Nord in the region of Hauts-de-France . Houplin-Ancoisne belongs to the Arrondissement of Lille and is part of the Canton of Faches-Thumesnil (until 2015: Canton of Seclin-Nord ). The inhabitants are called Houplinois .
geography
Houplin-Ancoisne is located in the metropolitan area south of Lille . The canalised Deûle limits the municipality in the northwest. Houplin-Ancoisne is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Haubourdin in the north, Emmerin in the northeast, Noyelles-lès-Seclin in the east, Seclin in the south, Gondecourt in the southwest and Santes in the northwest.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
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| 2269 | 2370 | 2653 | 3009 | 3407 | 3631 | 3517 | 3409 |
Attractions
See also: List of the Monuments historiques in Houplin-Ancoisne
- Saint-Martin church, since 1966 Monument historique with tomb of Louis de La Touillière (since 1906 Monument historique)
- Notre-Dame de Lourdes church, built in 1901
- Pouillerie manor
- Park Mosaic
- British military cemetery
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Nord. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-119-8 , pp. 1473-1475.
