Mons-en-Barœul
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  Mons-en-Barœul | ||
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Location within Hauts-de-France region  Mons-en-Barœul | ||
| Coordinates: 50°37′59″N 3°07′01″E / 50.633°N 3.117°ECoordinates: 50°37′59″N 3°07′01″E / 50.633°N 3.117°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Nord | |
| Arrondissement | Lille | |
| Canton | Lille-Nord-Est | |
| Intercommunality | Lille Métropole | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Rudy Elegeest | |
| Area1 | 2.88 km2 (1.11 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006)2 | 22,360 | |
| • Density | 7,800/km2 (20,000/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59410 / 59370 | |
| Elevation |
22–47 m (72–154 ft) (avg. 31 m or 102 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. | ||
Mons-en-Barœul is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
It is a suburb of the city of Lille, and is adjacent to it on the northeast. The name Mons-en-Barœul means mount in the Barœul, the city is actually built on a slight hill; the Barœul was a former territory (see also Marcq-en-Barœul). Before the sixteenth century, little is known of this county, which was only rural. Plans of the eighteenth century show Mons-en-Barœul as a small village without a church, with farms scattered along the high road from Lille to Roubaix. It is a former dependency of Fives, a district which is now part of Lille.
Heraldry
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The arms of Mons-en-Barœul are blazoned : Or, a bend sable. (Flesquières, Gonnelieu, Mons-en-Barœul and Viesly use the same arms.) |
People
- Michel Butor was born in Mons-en-Barœul.
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