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La Bassée
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region
La Bassée
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| Country | France |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Lille |
| Canton | La Bassée |
| Intercommunality | Lille Métropole |
| Mayor | Philippe Waymel (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 21–31 m (69–102 ft) (avg. 43 m/141 ft) |
| Land area1 | 3.54 km2 (1.37 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 5,888 (2006) |
| - Density | 1,663 /km2 (4,310 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59051/ 59480 |
| 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. | |
La Bassée is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
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La Bassée was the birthplace of the painter and draftsman Louis-Léopold Boilly (1761 –1845).[1]