Templemars

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Templemars
Coat of arms of Templemars
Templemars (France)
Templemars
region Hauts-de-France
Department North
Arrondissement Lille
Canton Faches-Thumesnil
Community association Métropole Européenne de Lille
Coordinates 50 ° 34 '  N , 3 ° 3'  E Coordinates: 50 ° 34 '  N , 3 ° 3'  E
height 28-47 m
surface 4.61 km 2
Residents 3,344 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 725 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 59175
INSEE code
Website http://www.ville-de-templemars.fr/

Town Hall ( Hôtel de ville )

Templemars is a commune with 3344 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in Nord in the region of Hauts-de-France . Templemars 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 Templemarois .

geography

Templemars is located in the metropolitan area south of Lille . Templemars is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Wattignies in the north and north-west, Faches-Thumesnil in the north-east, Vendeville in the east, Avelin in the south-east and Seclin in the south and west.

Wattignies-Templemars station is on the Paris – Lille railway line . The A1 autoroute leads through the municipality .

history

The name suggests a Martian temple from the Gallo-Roman period. Archaeologists suggest that a Celtic settlement was built by Caesar's troops in 52 BC. Was destroyed and a temple in honor of the god of war was built as a token of victory.

Population development

1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2017
2335 2619 2693 3052 3359 3435 3342 3344

Attractions

Saint Martin Church

economy

This is where the building materials trader Castorama is based .

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes du Nord. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-119-8 , pp. 1485-1486.

Web links

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