Marquette-lez-Lille

Marquette-lez-Lille
Commune
The town hall in Marquette-lez-Lille
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 50°40′35″N 3°04′00″E / 50.6764°N 3.0667°E / 50.6764; 3.0667Coordinates: 50°40′35″N 3°04′00″E / 50.6764°N 3.0667°E / 50.6764; 3.0667
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Lille
Canton	Lille-1
Intercommunality	Métropole Européenne de Lille
Government
• Mayor (2014-2020)	Jean Delebarre
Area 1	4.86 km2 (1.88 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[1]	10,354
• Density	2,100/km2 (5,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59386 /59520
Elevation	16–23 m (52–75 ft) (avg. 15 m or 49 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Marquette-lez-Lille (Dutch: Market(t)e) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is part of the Métropole Européenne de Lille.

Monuments[]

• Grands Moulins de Paris

Heraldry[]

The arms of Marquette-lez-Lille are blazoned : Azure, the name 'Marquette' bendwise between 2 bendlets argent.

Twin towns[]

Marquette-lez-Lille is twinned with:

• Fredersdorf-Vogelsdorf, Germany
• Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England (since 1999)^[2]

See also[]

• Communes of the Nord department
• INSEE commune file

References[]

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