Toufflers
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | North | |
| Arrondissement | Lille | |
| Canton | Villeneuve-d'Ascq | |
| Community association | Métropole Européenne de Lille | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 40 ′ N , 3 ° 14 ′ E | |
| height | 23-43 m | |
| surface | 2.39 km 2 | |
| Residents | 3,905 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 1,634 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 59390 | |
| INSEE code | 59598 | |
| Website | http://www.toufflers.fr/ | |
 Toufflers Town Hall |
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Toufflers ( Flemish : Toflaar ) is a northern French municipality with 3905 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 is part of the canton of Villeneuve-d'Ascq (until 2015 canton of Lannoy ). The inhabitants are called Toufflersois .
geography
Toufflers is right on the border with Belgium . Toufflers is surrounded by the municipalities of Leers in the north, the Belgian municipalities of Estaimpuis with the district of Néchin and Tournai with the district of Templeuve in the east, Sailly-lez-Lannoy in the south, Hem in the southwest and Lys-lez-Lannoy in the west and northwest.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
| Residents | 2577 | 2519 | 2501 | 3489 | 3590 | 3864 | 3696 | 3905 |
Attractions
- Church Saint-Denis from 1863 with the bell tower from the 14th century
- Saint-Éloi chapel from 1850
- Wasmes Castle, built as a moth in the 12th century , has been a monument historique since 1980
- Hostel on Republic Square
- Monument to Queen Astrid of Belgium
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Toufflers
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Nord. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-119-8 , pp. 959-960.
Web links
Commons : Toufflers - collection of images, videos and audio files
