Pérenchies

Pérenchies (French pronunciation: [peʁɑ̃ʃi]; Dutch: Perensijs) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is part of the Métropole Européenne de Lille.^[3]

Pérenchies
Commune
The town hall in Pérenchies
Coat of arms
Location of Pérenchies
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Coordinates: 50°40′07″N 2°58′23″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Lille
Canton	Armentières
Intercommunality	Métropole Européenne de Lille
Government
• Mayor (2023–2026)	Karim Louzani[1]
Area 1	3.03 km2 (1.17 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	8,487
• Density	2,800/km2 (7,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59457 /59840
Elevation	19–38 m (62–125 ft) (avg. 30 m or 98 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.
1968	5,570	—
1975	6,858	+3.02%
1982	6,926	+0.14%
1990	7,186	+0.46%
1999	7,639	+0.68%
2007	7,801	+0.26%
2012	8,289	+1.22%
2017	8,424	+0.32%
Source: INSEE[4]

Heraldry

Arms of Pérenchies

The arms of Pérenchies are blazoned : Vert, an inescutcheon argent, overall a bend compony gules and argent.

People from Pérenchies

• Yvonne Abbas (1922-2014), French Resistance worker^[5]

See also

• Communes of the Nord department