Croix, Nord

Croix
Commune
Saint Martin Church
Coat of arms
Location of Croix
Croix Croix
Coordinates: 50°40′41″N 3°09′03″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Lille
Canton	Croix
Intercommunality	Métropole Européenne de Lille
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Régis Cauche
Area 1	4.44 km2 (1.71 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	20,778
• Density	4,700/km2 (12,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59163 /59170
Elevation	20–48 m (66–157 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Croix (French pronunciation: [kʁwa] ^ⓘ; Picard: Crox) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is located northeast of the city of Lille about 7 km (4.3 mi) from the centre.

The headquarters of Auchan, a hypermarket chain, are located in Croix.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 1,168 —     1800 1,194 +0.32% 1806 1,117 −1.10% 1821 1,158 +0.24% 1831 1,284 +1.04% 1836 1,456 +2.55% 1841 1,574 +1.57% 1846 1,890 +3.73% 1851 1,776 −1.24% 1856 2,099 +3.40% 1861 2,593 +4.32% 1866 2,888 +2.18% 1872 4,204 +6.46% 1876 5,741 +8.10% 1881 8,081 +7.08% 1886 9,528 +3.35% 1891 12,438 +5.48% 1896 14,338 +2.88%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 15,993 +2.21% 1906 16,439 +0.55% 1911 17,596 +1.37% 1921 17,176 −0.24% 1926 19,278 +2.34% 1931 20,652 +1.39% 1936 20,280 −0.36% 1946 17,417 −1.51% 1954 18,702 +0.89% 1962 20,081 +0.89% 1968 21,424 +1.08% 1975 20,125 −0.89% 1982 19,386 −0.53% 1990 20,231 +0.53% 1999 20,638 +0.22% 2007 21,006 +0.22% 2012 20,664 −0.33% 2017 21,041 +0.36%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017)

Heraldry

Arms of Croix

The arms of Croix are blazoned : Argent, a cross azure. (Croix, Clairfayts and Marcq-en-Barœul use the same arms.)

See also

• Villa Cavrois
• Communes of the Nord department

External links

• Media related to Croix at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website (in French)