Halluin

Halluin

Mont d'Halluin district
Halluin
Administration
Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department Nord
Arrondissement Lille
Canton Tourcoing-Nord
Intercommunality Lille Métropole
Mayor Jean-Luc Deroo
(2001–2008)
Statistics
Elevation 20 m (66 ft) avg.
Land area1 12.56 km2 (4.85 sq mi)
Population2 18,997  (1999)
 - Density 1,513 /km2 (3,920 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 59279/ 59250
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.

Halluin (in Dutch: Halewijn) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

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Geography

It is located at the north of the Lille Urban Community, on the Belgian border, contiguous with the Belgian town of Menen.

Heraldry

The arms of Halluin are blazoned :
Argent, 3 lions sable langued gules, armed and crowned Or.

Points of interest

Twin towns

Halluin is twinned with:

See also

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