Prémesques

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

Prémesques
Commune
The church in Prémesques
Coat of arms
Location of Prémesques
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Coordinates: 50°39′21″N 2°57′12″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Lille
Canton	Armentières
Intercommunality	Métropole Européenne de Lille
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Yvan Hutchinson[1]
Area 1	5.07 km2 (1.96 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	2,029
• Density	400/km2 (1,040/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59470 /59840
Elevation	17–42 m (56–138 ft) (avg. 40 m or 130 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	1,141	—
1975	1,089	−0.66%
1982	1,416	+3.82%
1990	1,922	+3.89%
1999	1,925	+0.02%
2007	2,115	+1.18%
2012	2,211	+0.89%
2017	2,130	−0.74%
Source: INSEE[4]

Heraldry

Arms of Prémesques

The arms of Prémesques are blazoned : Barry indented argent and azure.

See also

• Communes of the Nord department