Linselles

Linselles (French pronunciation: [lɛ̃sɛl]; Dutch: Linsele; Picard: Linséles) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is part of the Métropole Européenne de Lille.^[3]

Linselles
Commune
The church in Linselles
Coat of arms
Location of Linselles
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Coordinates: 50°44′17″N 3°04′50″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Lille
Canton	Lambersart
Intercommunality	Métropole Européenne de Lille
Government
• Mayor (2022–2026)	Isabelle Pollet[1]
Area 1	11.71 km2 (4.52 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	8,177
• Density	700/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59352 /59126
Elevation	17–52 m (56–171 ft) (avg. 47 m or 154 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

On 17 August 1793, during the War of the First Coalition, it was the site of the Battle of Lincelles, a victory for a combined British and Dutch force against those of Revolutionary France.^[4]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	5,796	—
1975	6,504	+1.66%
1982	6,754	+0.54%
1990	7,674	+1.61%
1999	7,876	+0.29%
2007	8,242	+0.57%
2012	8,104	−0.34%
2017	8,371	+0.65%
Source: INSEE[5]

Heraldry

Arms of Linselles

The arms of Linselles are blazoned : Argent, a fess sable. (Linselles and Rieux-en-Cambrésis use the same arms.)

See also

• Communes of the Nord department