Lesquin

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Lesquin
Commune
The town hall in Lesquin
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 50°35′26″N 3°06′42″E / 50.5906°N 3.1117°E / 50.5906; 3.1117Coordinates: 50°35′26″N 3°06′42″E / 50.5906°N 3.1117°E / 50.5906; 3.1117
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Lille
Canton	Templeuve
Intercommunality	Métropole Européenne de Lille
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Marc Ambroziewicz
Area 1	8.41 km2 (3.25 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[1]	8,635
• Density	1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59343 /59810
Elevation	35–58 m (115–190 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Lesquin (French pronunciation: ​[lekɛ̃]^[2]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

Heraldry[]

The arms of Lesquin are blazoned : Or, a cross engrailed gules. (Artres, Bettrechies, Cerfontaine, Denain, Eth, Lesquin, Obies, Quérénaing, Semousies, Wambrechies and Warlaing use the same arms.)

Economy[]

When Flandre Air existed, it had its head office at Lille Airport and in Lesquin.^[3] On 30 March 2001 Flandre, Proteus Airlines, and Regional Airlines merged into Régional Compagnie Aérienne Européenne.^[4]

Sport[]

Lesquin is the home of Championnat de France Amateurs club, US Lesquin.^{[citation needed]}

Airport[]

Lille Airport is located in Lesquin.

See also[]

• Communes of the Nord department

References[]

• INSEE commune file

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