Verlinghem

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

Verlinghem
Commune
The Saint-Chrysole fountain in Verlinghem
Coat of arms
Location of Verlinghem
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Coordinates: 50°40′57″N 2°59′50″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Lille
Canton	Lambersart
Intercommunality	Métropole Européenne de Lille
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Thierry Bonte[1]
Area 1	10.08 km2 (3.89 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	2,678
• Density	270/km2 (690/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59611 /59237
Elevation	12–34 m (39–112 ft) (avg. 29 m or 95 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	1,363	—
1975	1,729	+3.46%
1982	1,941	+1.67%
1990	2,182	+1.47%
1999	2,377	+0.96%
2007	2,303	−0.39%
2012	2,330	+0.23%
2017	2,460	+1.09%
Source: INSEE[4]

Heraldry

Arms of Verlinghem

The arms of Verlinghem are blazoned : Quarterly 1&4: Argent, a lion gules, armed and langued azure, crowned Or; 2&3: Gules, a mullet of 16 argent.

See also

• Communes of the Nord department