Illies
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | North | |
| Arrondissement | Lille | |
| Canton | Annœullin | |
| Community association | Métropole Européenne de Lille | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 34 ′ N , 2 ° 50 ′ E | |
| height | 20-41 m | |
| surface | 7.91 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,624 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 205 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 59480 | |
| INSEE code | 59320 | |
| Website | http://www.illies.fr/ | |
Illies ( Illies ) is a French municipality with 1624 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 Annœullin (until 2015: canton La Bassée ). The inhabitants are called Illilois .
geography
Illies is about 18 kilometers southwest of Lille . Illies is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Aubers in the north, Herlies in the east and northeast, Wicres in the east, Marquillies in the southeast, Salomé in the south, La Bassée in the southwest and Lorgies in the west. The National Route 41 runs through the municipality .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 1,198 | 1,236 | 1,156 | 1,083 | 1.104 | 1,258 | 1,388 | 1,409 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Saint-Vaast church
- Chapel of Ligny-le-Grand
- German military cemetery
Saint-Vaast church
Chapel in Ligny-le-Grand
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Nord. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-119-8 , pp. 202-204.
Web links
Commons : Illies - collection of images, videos and audio files
