Erquinghem-Lys | |
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 The town hall in Erquinghem-Lys | |
_Nord-France.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Erquinghem-Lys  | |
  Erquinghem-Lys  Erquinghem-Lys | |
| Coordinates:50°40′34″N2°50′54″E / 50.6761°N 2.8483°E /50.6761; 2.8483 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Lille |
| Canton | Armentières |
| Intercommunality | Métropole Européenne de Lille |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Alain Bézirard[1] |
Area 1 | 8.94 km2 (3.45 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 5,349 |
| • Density | 600/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59202 /59193 |
| Elevation | 12–20 m (39–66 ft) (avg. 18 m or 59 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Erquinghem-Lys (French pronunciation:[ɛʁkɛ̃ɡɛmlis]) (Erkegem an de Leie inWest Flemish) is acommune situated in theNorddepartment in northern France.[3]
It is part of theMétropole Européenne de Lille. Erquinghem is one of a series of villages on the river Lys established by the VikingRikiwulf in 880 AD at the time of the invasion led byGodfrid, Duke of Frisia: Racquinghem, Reclinghem, Rekkem and Rijkegem (the latter two now in West Flanders – Belgium).
Erquinghem-Lys has been twinned withSkipton,North Yorkshire, England since 24 October 2009.[4]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 3,456 | — |
| 1975 | 3,658 | +0.81% |
| 1982 | 3,949 | +1.10% |
| 1990 | 4,355 | +1.23% |
| 1999 | 4,495 | +0.35% |
| 2007 | 4,509 | +0.04% |
| 2012 | 4,734 | +0.98% |
| 2017 | 5,158 | +1.73% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
| The arms of Erquinghem-Lys areblazoned : Or, a lion sable, overall a bend componey argent and gules. |
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