Lécluse
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | North | |
| Arrondissement | Douai | |
| Canton | Aniche | |
| Community association | Douaisis | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 17 ' N , 3 ° 3' E | |
| height | 35-75 m | |
| surface | 4.96 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,372 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 277 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 59259 | |
| INSEE code | 59336 | |
| Website | http://www.mairie-lecluse.fr/ | |
.jpg) Town hall (Mairie) of Lécluse |
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Lécluse is a French commune with 1,372 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in Nord in the region of Hauts-de-France . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Douai and the Canton of Aniche (until 2015: Canton Arleux ).
geography
Lécluse is located about eight kilometers south-southwest of Douai . The Sensée limits the municipality to the north. Lécluse is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Tortequesne in the north, Hamel in the east, Écourt-Saint-Quentin in the south and south-east, Récourt in the south, Dury in the south-west and Étaing in the west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 1,482 | 1,531 | 1,522 | 1,710 | 1,667 | 1,589 | 1,520 | 1,363 |
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Attractions
- Menhir Pierre du Diable
- Saint-Vaast church
- Infirmary
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Saint-Vaast church
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literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Nord. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-119-8 , pp. 74-75.
Web links
Commons : Lécluse - collection of images, videos and audio files
