Sainghin-en-Mélantois

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]

Sainghin-en-Mélantois
The church in Sainghin-en-Mélantois
The church in Sainghin-en-Mélantois
Coat of arms of Sainghin-en-Mélantois
Location of Sainghin-en-Mélantois
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Sainghin-en-Mélantois is located in France
Sainghin-en-Mélantois
Sainghin-en-Mélantois
Sainghin-en-Mélantois is located in Hauts-de-France
Sainghin-en-Mélantois
Sainghin-en-Mélantois
Coordinates: 50°35′16″N 3°10′06″E / 50.5878°N 3.1683°E / 50.5878; 3.1683
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementLille
CantonTempleuve-en-Pévèle
IntercommunalityMétropole Européenne de Lille
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jacques Ducrocq[1]
Area
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10.48 km2 (4.05 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,848
 • Density270/km2 (700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59523 /59262
Elevation25–52 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.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
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]

Heraldry

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Arms of Sainghin-en-Mélantois
The arms of Sainghin-en-Mélantois are blazoned :

Or, a canton gules. (Anstaing and Sainghin-en-Mélantois use the same arms.)



Economy

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Verisure building at Sainghin in 2020.

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]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. ^ "Le centre Verisure de la Haute-Borne crée une vingtaine de postes, à pourvoir dès ce mois de juin". lavoixdunord.fr (in French). Verisure. 1 October 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  6. ^ ."Camping du Grand Sart". lilletourism.com (in French). Verisure. Retrieved 18 January 2022.