Roncq

Roncq (French pronunciation: [ʁɔ̃k]; Dutch: Ronk) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.^[3]

Roncq
Commune
The town hall in Roncq
Coat of arms
Location of Roncq
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Coordinates: 50°45′16″N 3°07′16″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Lille
Canton	Tourcoing-1
Intercommunality	Métropole Européenne de Lille
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Rodrigue Desmet[1]
Area 1	10.59 km2 (4.09 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	13,873
• Density	1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59508 /59223
Elevation	17–54 m (56–177 ft) (avg. 32 m or 105 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It is 3 km (2 mi) from the border with Belgium.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	7,820	—
1975	10,756	+4.66%
1982	11,725	+1.24%
1990	12,035	+0.33%
1999	12,705	+0.60%
2007	12,776	+0.07%
2012	13,366	+0.91%
2017	13,388	+0.03%
Source: INSEE[4]

Heraldry

Arms of Roncq

The arms of Roncq are blazoned : Argent, 3 lions sable armed and langued gules.

Twin towns

It is twinned with Todmorden in Britain, Delbrück in Germany, and Selinkegny in Mali.

See also

• Communes of the Nord department