Lallaing
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | North | |
| Arrondissement | Douai | |
| Canton | Sin-le-Noble | |
| Community association | Douaisis | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 23 ' N , 3 ° 10' E | |
| height | 16–32 m | |
| surface | 5.99 km 2 | |
| Residents | 6,231 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 1,040 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 59167 | |
| INSEE code | 59327 | |
| Website | http://www.lallaing.fr/ | |
 Lallaing Town Hall |
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Lallaing is a French municipality with 6231 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in Nord in the region of Hauts-de-France . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Douai and the canton of Sin-le-Noble .
geography
The city lies on the south bank of the Scarpe River, which is canalized for shipping, and borders the Scarpe-Schelde Regional Nature Park in the north . Neighboring municipalities of Lallaing are Anhiers and Flines-lez-Raches in the north, Pecquencourt in the southeast, Montigny-en-Ostrevent in the south, Dechy in the southwest, Sin-le-Noble in the west and Douai in the northwest.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2009 |
| Residents | 7631 | 8795 | 8399 | 8174 | 8001 | 6996 | 6521 |
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Lallaing
- Ferme de Germignies (17th century)
- Borne de Quéviron (1214)
- Château de Lallaing (from 12th century)
Town twinning
- Écaussinnes-Lalaing, district of Écaussinnes (Belgium)
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Nord. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-119-8 , p. 694.
Web links
Commons : Lallaing - collection of images, videos and audio files
Wikisource: la Laing in the Topographia Circuli Burgundici (Mathäus Merian) - sources and full texts
