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Leers (, ) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

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Leers is a commune and border city in France, situated within the Nord department and the Hauts-de-France region. It lies in the arrondissement of Lille, the Lille metropolis, and the canton of Lannoy. The municipality shares borders with Lys-lez-Lannoy, Toufflers, Wattrelos, and Roubaix. Its official name is Leers, and it is associated with the electoral district of Roubaix-2.

The area covers 5.4 square kilometers, with an elevation above sea level of 37 meters. The population is recorded as 9,621, comprising 4,523 males and 4,950 females. Leers has a postal code of 59115 and is twinned with Jüchen, Estaimpuis, and Coquelles.

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Place details

Locality
Leers
Region
Hauts-de-France
Country
France
Population
9,823
Timezone
Europe/Paris

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Air quality

37US AQIGood
PM2.5
8.7 µg/m³
PM10
11.8 µg/m³
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Key facts

French commune.name
Leers
French commune.commune status
Commune
French commune.image
Leers rue eglise.jpg
French commune.caption
The church in Leers
French commune.image coat of arms
Blason Leers 59.svg
French commune.arrondissement
Lille
French commune.canton
Roubaix-2
French commune.INSEE
59339
French commune.postal code
59115
French commune.mayor
Rafa Godefroy
French commune.term
2020–2026
French commune.intercommunality
Métropole Européenne de Lille
French commune.elevation m
37
French commune.elevation min m
16
French commune.elevation max m
37
French commune.area km2
5.4

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
border city
Official name
Leers
Country
France
Population
9521
Area
5.4
Elevation
25
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Shares border with
Estaimpuis
Official website
www.ville-leers.fr
Image
Leers rue eglise.jpg
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twinned administrative body
Coquelles
Commons category
Leers (Nord)
postal code
59115
associated electoral district
canton of Roubaix-2
male population
4523
female population
4950
email address
mailto:[email protected]
phone number
+33-3-20-20-06-00
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Encyclopedic overview

4 sections
Contents
  • Population
  • Heraldry
  • See also
  • References

Leers (, ) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

It is part of the Métropole Européenne de Lille, and is about northeast of Lille.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Leers” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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