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Erquinghem-Lys
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Erquinghem-Lys () (Erkegem an de Leie in West Flemish) is a commune situated in the Nord department in northern France.
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Erquinghem-Lys is a commune in France, situated within the Lille metropolis, the arrondissement of Lille, and the Nord department. It lies in the Hauts-de-France region and shares borders with Nieppe, Steenwerck, Sailly-sur-la-Lys, and Armentières. The town is located at an elevation of 20 meters above sea level and has an area of 9 square kilometers.
The population of Erquinghem-Lys is recorded as 5,364, comprising 2,464 males and 2,694 females. It is associated with the canton of Armentières and uses the postal code 59193. The commune received the Croix de guerre 1914–1918.
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Place details
- Locality
- Erquinghem-Lys
- Region
- Hauts-de-France
- Country
- France
- Population
- 4,581
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Key facts
- French commune.INSEE
- 59202
- French commune.name
- Erquinghem-Lys
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Mairie d'Erquinghem-Lys.JPG
- French commune.caption
- The town hall in Erquinghem-Lys
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason de la ville de Erquinghem-Lys (59) Nord-France.svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Lille
- French commune.canton
- Armentières
- French commune.postal code
- 59193
- French commune.mayor
- Alain Bézirard
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- Métropole Européenne de Lille
- French commune.elevation m
- 18
- French commune.elevation min m
- 12
- French commune.elevation max m
- 20
- French commune.area km2
- 8.94
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Erquinghem-Lys
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Lille
- Population
- 5341
- Area
- 9
- Elevation
- 20
- Shares border with
- Fleurbaix
- Official website
- www.ville-erquinghem-lys.fr
- Image
- Mairie d'Erquinghem-Lys.JPG
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- Erquinghem-Lys
- postal code
- 59193
- associated electoral district
- canton of Armentières
- male population
- 2464
- female population
- 2694
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-3-20-77-15-27
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Erquinghem-Lys () (Erkegem an de Leie in West Flemish) is a commune situated in the Nord department in northern France.
It is part of the Métropole Européenne de Lille. Erquinghem is one of a series of villages on the river Lys established by the Viking Rikiwulf in 880 AD at the time of the invasion led by Godfrid, Duke of Frisia: Racquinghem, Reclinghem, Rekkem and Rijkegem (the latter two now in West Flanders – Belgium).
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Erquinghem-Lys” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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