Lesquin

Lesquin
Lesquin
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Lesquin
Coordinates: 50°35′26″N 3°06′42″E / 50.5906°N 3.1117°ECoordinates: 50°35′26″N 3°06′42″E / 50.5906°N 3.1117°E
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Lille
Canton	Seclin-Nord
Intercommunality	Lille Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Dany Wattebled
Area^1	8.41 km^2 (3.25 sq mi)
Population (1999)^2	6,010
• Density	710/km^2 (1,900/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	59343 / 59810
Elevation	35–58 m (115–190 ft)
^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.

Lesquin is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

Heraldry

The arms of Lesquin are blazoned : Or, a cross engrailed gules. (Artres, Bettrechies, Cerfontaine, Denain, Eth, Lesquin, Obies, Quérénaing, Semousies, Wambrechies and Warlaing use the same arms.)

Economy

When Flandre Air existed, it had its head office at Lille Airport and in Lesquin.^[1] On 30 March 2001 Flandre, Proteus Airlines, and Regional Airlines merged into Régional Compagnie Aérienne Européenne.^[2]

Sport

Lesquin is the home of Championnat de France Amateurs club, US Lesquin.

Airport

Lille Airport is located in Lesquin.

See also

• Communes of the Nord department

References

1. "World Airline Directory." Flight International. 26 March-1 April 1997. "44.
2. "History." Régional Compagnie Aérienne Européenne. Retrieved on 2 May 2010.

• INSEE commune file