Linselles
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| Coordinates: 50°44′17″N 3°04′50″E / 50.7381°N 3.0806°ECoordinates: 50°44′17″N 3°04′50″E / 50.7381°N 3.0806°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Lille |
| Canton | Lambersart |
| Intercommunality | Métropole Européenne de Lille |
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| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Paul Lefebvre |
| Area 1 | 11.71 km2 (4.52 sq mi) |
| Population (Jan. 2018)[1] | 8,329 |
| • Density | 710/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59352 /59126 |
| Elevation | 17–52 m (56–171 ft) (avg. 47 m or 154 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Linselles is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is part of the Métropole Européenne de Lille.
On 17 August 1793, during the War of the First Coalition, it was the site of the Battle of Lincelles, a victory for a combined British and Dutch force against those of Revolutionary France.[2]
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The arms of Linselles are blazoned : Argent, a fess sable. (Linselles and Rieux-en-Cambrésis use the same arms.)
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References[]
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
- ^ Fortescue, John W. (1918). British Campaigns in Flanders 1690-1794 (extracts from Volume 4 of A History of the British Army). London: Macmillan. pp. 226–227.
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