Cysoing
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Cysoing in the arrondissement of Lille | |
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Cysoing | |
| Coordinates: 50°34′09″N 3°12′57″E / 50.5692°N 3.2158°ECoordinates: 50°34′09″N 3°12′57″E / 50.5692°N 3.2158°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Lille |
| Canton | Cysoing |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Pévèle |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Benjamin Dumortier |
| Area1 | 13.62 km2 (5.26 sq mi) |
| Population (1999)2 | 4,218 |
| • Density | 310/km2 (800/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59168 / 59830 |
| Elevation |
26–56 m (85–184 ft) (avg. 43 m or 141 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Cysoing is a commune in the Nord department in northern France, situated 15 km (9.3 mi) southeast of Lille. It is twinned with the English town of Much Wenlock. An obsolete spelling is Cisoin.
Heraldry
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The arms of Cysoing are blazoned : Bendy Or and azure. (Baisieux, Bouvines and Cysoing use the same arms.) |
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