Cysoing

Cysoing (French pronunciation: [sizwɛ̃] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France,^[3] 15 km (9.3 mi) southeast of Lille. It is twinned with the English town of Much Wenlock. An obsolete spelling is Cisoin.

Cysoing
Commune
Cysoing in the arrondissement of Lille
Coat of arms
Location of Cysoing
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Coordinates: 50°34′09″N 3°12′57″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Lille
Canton	Templeuve-en-Pévèle
Intercommunality	Pévèle-Carembault
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Benjamin Dumortier[1]
Area 1	13.62 km2 (5.26 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	4,717
• Density	346.3/km2 (897.0/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59168 /59830
Elevation	26–56 m (85–184 ft) (avg. 43 m or 141 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Heraldry

Arms of Cysoing

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

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	3,460	—
1975	3,531	+0.29%
1982	3,454	−0.31%
1990	3,699	+0.86%
1999	4,218	+1.47%
2007	4,416	+0.58%
2012	4,757	+1.50%
2017	4,968	+0.87%
Source: INSEE[4]

Bordering municipalities

Cysoing is bordered by Bouvines, Sainghin-en-Mélantois, Gruson, Camphin-en-Pévèle, Bourghelles, Cobrieux, Genech, Louvil, Templeuve-en-Pévèle, and Péronne-en-Mélantois.

See also

• Communes of the Nord department
• Souvenir Henri Desgrange