Cysoing

Cysoing

Cysoing in the arrondissement of Lille
Cysoing

Coordinates: 50°34′09″N 3°12′57″E / 50.5692°N 3.2158°ECoordinates: 50°34′09″N 3°12′57″E / 50.5692°N 3.2158°E
Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department Nord
Arrondissement Lille
Canton Cysoing
Intercommunality Pays de Pévèle
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Benjamin Dumortier
Area1 13.62 km2 (5.26 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 4,218
 • Density 310/km2 (800/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 59168 / 59830
Elevation 26–56 m (85–184 ft)
(avg. 43 m or 141 ft)

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.

Cysoing is a commune in the Nord department in northern France, situated 15 km (9.3 mi) southeast of Lille. It is twinned with the English town of Much Wenlock.

Heraldry

 The arms of Cysoing are blazoned :

Bendy Or and azure. (Baisieux, Bouvines and Cysoing use the same arms.)

See also

References

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