Cysoing

Cysoing
Commune

Cysoing in the arrondissement of Lille

Coat of arms
Cysoing

Coordinates: 50°34′09″N 3°12′57″E / 50.5692°N 3.2158°E / 50.5692; 3.2158Coordinates: 50°34′09″N 3°12′57″E / 50.5692°N 3.2158°E / 50.5692; 3.2158
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Nord
Arrondissement Lille
Canton Templeuve
Intercommunality CC Pévèle-Carembault
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Benjamin Dumortier
Area1 13.62 km2 (5.26 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 4,218
  Density 310/km2 (800/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
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. An obsolete spelling is Cisoin.

Heraldry

The arms of Cysoing are blazoned :

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

See also

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