Templeuve-en-Pévèle
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | North | |
| Arrondissement | Lille | |
| Canton | Templeuve (main town) | |
| Community association | Pévèle-Carembault | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 32 ' N , 3 ° 11' E | |
| height | 26-54 m | |
| surface | 15.84 km 2 | |
| Residents | 6,059 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 383 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 59242 | |
| INSEE code | 59586 | |
| Website | http://www.ville-templeuve.fr/ | |
 City Hall ( Mairie ) of Templeuve |
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Templeuve-en-Pévèle is a French commune with 6,059 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 has been the capital of the Canton Templeuve (previously Cysoing ) since the reorganization of the French cantons . The municipality is also a member of the Pévèle-Carembault municipal association . The inhabitants are called Templeuvois .
geography
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The Marque River limits the municipality to the north. Templeuve is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Péronne-en-Mélantois in the north, Louvil and Cysoing in the northeast, Genech in the east, Nomain in the southeast, Cappelle-en-Pévèle in the south, Mérignies in the southwest, Ennevelin in the west and Fretin in the northwest.
The A23 autoroute runs through the municipality from Lille to Valenciennes .
history
The name of the place goes back to templum iovis (Latin for temple of Iupiter ). Such a Roman temple is said to have stood on the site of today's Saint-Martin church. 877 the name templovium is proven.
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
| Residents | 3,879 | 4.117 | 5,085 | 5,289 | 5,371 | 5,778 | 5,765 | 5,805 |
Attractions
- Saint Martin Church
- Town hall (built by Louis Bonnier)
- Windmill ( Moulin de Vertain )
- Château Baratte from 1853
- Brasserie Lambertin built around 1850
Personalities
- Léon Herbo (1850–1907), portrait, genre painter, orientalist and art critic
- Louis Bonnier (1856–1946), architect
- Jules Bonnier (1859-1908), zoologist
- Pierre Bonnier (1861-1918), neurologist
- Charles Bonnier (1863-1926), linguist
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Nord. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-119-8 , pp. 611-614.
