Lesquin

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Commune of Lesquin
Location
Longitude 03° 06' 42" E
Latitude 50° 35' 26" N
Administration
Country France
Région Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Département Nord
Arrondissement Lille
Canton Seclin-Nord
Intercommunality Urban Community of Lille Métropole
Mayor Dany Wattebled
(2001-2008)
Statistics
Altitude 35 m–58 m
Land area¹ 8.41 km²
Population²
(1999)
6,010
 - Density (1999) 714/km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 59343/ 59810
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq. mi. or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel).
France

Lesquin is a French commune situated in the Nord département of the Nord-Pas-de-Calais région of northern France. As of the 1999 French census, the population of Lesquin is 6,010.

[edit] Sport

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