Sainghin-en-Mélantois
Sainghin-en-Mélantois | |
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Location of Sainghin-en-Mélantois  | |
  Sainghin-en-Mélantois  Sainghin-en-Mélantois | |
| Coordinates: 50°35′16″N 3°10′06″E / 50.5878°N 3.1683°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Lille |
| Canton | Templeuve-en-Pévèle |
| Intercommunality | Métropole Européenne de Lille |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jacques Ducrocq[1] |
| Area 1 | 10.48 km2 (4.05 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 2,848 |
| • Density | 270/km2 (700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59523 /59262 |
| Elevation | 25–52 m (82–171 ft) (avg. 35 m or 115 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Sainghin-en-Mélantois (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ɡɛ̃ ɑ̃ melɑ̃twa]; Dutch: Singem) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is part of the Métropole Européenne de Lille.[3]
Population[edit]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 1,724 | — |
| 1975 | 1,901 | +1.41% |
| 1982 | 2,396 | +3.36% |
| 1990 | 2,562 | +0.84% |
| 1999 | 2,544 | −0.08% |
| 2007 | 2,305 | −1.23% |
| 2012 | 2,524 | +1.83% |
| 2017 | 2,760 | +1.80% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Heraldry[edit]
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The arms of Sainghin-en-Mélantois are blazoned : Or, a canton gules. (Anstaing and Sainghin-en-Mélantois use the same arms.)
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Economy[edit]
Part of the Lesquin Regional Transport Center is located in the municipality, as is the Haute-Borne business park. The company Verisure opened a building there in 2014, employing about 300 people.[5] A camping camp, the Grand Sart, operates in the commune.[6]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ "Le centre Verisure de la Haute-Borne crée une vingtaine de postes, à pourvoir dès ce mois de juin". lavoixdunord.fr (in French). Verisure. 1 October 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ ."Camping du Grand Sart". lilletourism.com (in French). Verisure. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
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