Linselles | |
|---|---|
 The church in Linselles | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Linselles | |
Linselles Linselles | |
| Coordinates: 50°44′17″N 3°04′50″E / 50.7381°N 3.0806°E / 50.7381; 3.0806 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Lille |
| Canton | Lambersart |
| Intercommunality | Métropole Européenne de Lille |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2022–2026) | Isabelle Pollet1 |
Area 1 | 11.71 km2 (4.52 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)2 | 8,161 |
| • Density | 696.9/km2 (1,805/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. | |
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
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
| 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% |
| 2023 | 8,161 | −0.42% |
| Source: INSEE5 | ||
Heraldry
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The arms of Linselles are blazoned : Argent, a fess sable. (Linselles and Rieux-en-Cambrésis use the same arms.)
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References
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
- "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- INSEE commune file
- Fortescue, John W. (1918). British Campaigns in Flanders 1690–1794 (extracts from Volume 4 of A History of the British Army). London: Macmillan. pp. 226–227.
- Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE