Sainghin-en-Mélantois | |
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Coordinates: 50°35′16″N 3°10′06″E / 50.5878°N 3.1683°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Nord |
Arrondissement | Lille |
Canton | Templeuve-en-Pévèle |
Intercommunality | Métropole Européenne de Lille |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Jacques Ducrocq [1] |
Area 1 | 10.48 km2 (4.05 sq mi) |
Population (2021)
[2] | 2,848 |
• Density | 270/km2 (700/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+02:00 ( CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code |
59523 /59262 |
Elevation | 25–52 m (82–171 ft) (avg. 35 m or 115 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Sainghin-en-Mélantois (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ɡɛ̃ ɑ̃ melɑ̃twa]; Dutch: Singem) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is part of the Métropole Européenne de Lille. [3]
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 1,724 | — |
1975 | 1,901 | +1.41% |
1982 | 2,396 | +3.36% |
1990 | 2,562 | +0.84% |
1999 | 2,544 | −0.08% |
2007 | 2,305 | −1.23% |
2012 | 2,524 | +1.83% |
2017 | 2,760 | +1.80% |
Source: INSEE [4] |
The arms of Sainghin-en-Mélantois are
blazoned : Or, a canton gules. ( Anstaing and Sainghin-en-Mélantois use the same arms.)
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Part of the Lesquin Regional Transport Center is located in the municipality, as is the Haute-Borne business park. The company Verisure opened a building there in 2014, employing about 300 people. [5] A camping camp, the Grand Sart, operates in the commune. [6]