Roncq
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  Roncq | |
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Roncq | |
| Coordinates: 50°45′16″N 3°07′16″E / 50.7544°N 3.1211°ECoordinates: 50°45′16″N 3°07′16″E / 50.7544°N 3.1211°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Lille |
| Canton | Tourcoing-Nord |
| Intercommunality | Lille Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2001–2008) | Vincent Ledoux |
| Area1 | 10.59 km2 (4.09 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)2 | 12,892 |
| • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59508 / 59223 |
| Elevation |
17–54 m (56–177 ft) (avg. 32 m or 105 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. | |
Roncq commune in the Nord department in northern France.
It is 3 km (2 mi) from the border with Belgium.
Heraldry
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The arms of Roncq are blazoned : Argent, 3 lions sable armed and langued gules. |
Twin towns
It is twinned with Todmorden in Britain, Delbrück in Germany, and Selinkegny in Mali.
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Roncq. |
- (French) Roncq website
- (French) Roncq-Sélinkégny Twinning Association
- (French) Website of the cinema
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