Lezennes
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | North | |
| Arrondissement | Lille | |
| Canton | Lille-4 | |
| Community association | Métropole Européenne de Lille | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 37 ′ N , 3 ° 7 ′ E | |
| height | 30-46 m | |
| surface | 2.14 km 2 | |
| Residents | 3,104 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 1,450 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 59260 | |
| INSEE code | 59346 | |
| Website | http://www.lezennes.com/ | |
Lezennes is a French municipality with 3104 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Nord in the region of Hauts-de-France . Lezennes belongs to the Arrondissement of Lille and the canton of Lille-4 . The inhabitants call themselves Lezennois .
geography
Lezennes is located near the border with Belgium , in the vicinity of Lille . Lezennes is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Lille in the north and north-west, Villeneuve-d'Ascq in the north-east, Sainghin-en-Mélantois in the south-east, Lesquin in the south and Ronchin in the south-west.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
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| 2507 | 2690 | 2589 | 2762 | 3317 | 3350 | 3122 | 3104 |
Attractions
- Saint-Éloi church from the 12th century, rebuilt in the 16th and 19th centuries (see also: List of Monuments historiques in Lezennes )
- Old Town Hall
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Nord. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-119-8 , pp. 979-980.
Web links
Commons : Lezennes - collection of images, videos and audio files
