Baisieux

Baisieux (French pronunciation: [bɛzjø]) is a commune in the Nord department, northern France. It is part of the Métropole Européenne de Lille.^[3]

Baisieux
Commune
The road into Baisieux
Coat of arms
Location of Baisieux
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Coordinates: 50°36′33″N 3°15′11″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Lille
Canton	Templeuve-en-Pévèle
Intercommunality	Métropole Européenne de Lille
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Philippe Limousin[1]
Area 1	8.68 km2 (3.35 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	5,361
• Density	620/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59044 /59780
Elevation	23–50 m (75–164 ft) (avg. 28 m or 92 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 1,600 —     1821 1,674 +0.16% 1846 1,900 +0.51% 1872 2,020 +0.24% 1901 1,981 −0.07% 1926 2,134 +0.30% 1946 2,608 +1.01% 1962 2,879 +0.62%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1968 2,942 +0.36% 1975 2,851 −0.45% 1982 3,505 +2.99% 1990 3,555 +0.18% 1999 4,039 +1.43% 2007 4,084 +0.14% 2012 4,571 +2.28% 2017 4,765 +0.83%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5]

Heraldry

Arms of Baisieux

The arms of Baisieux are blazoned : Bendy Or and azure. (Baisieux, Bouvines and Cysoing use the same arms.)

See also

• Communes of the Nord department