Lesquin

Lesquin

Lesquin

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Lesquin (French pronunciation: [lekɛ̃][3]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[4]

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Population

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Heraldry

Arms of Lesquin
 The arms of Lesquin are blazoned :

Or, a cross engrailed gules. (Artres, Bettrechies, Cerfontaine, Denain, Eth, Lesquin, Obies, Quérénaing, Semousies, Wambrechies and Warlaing use the same arms.)



Economy

When Flandre Air existed, it had its head office at Lille Airport and in Lesquin.[6] On 30 March 2001 Flandre, Proteus Airlines, and Regional Airlines merged into Régional, itself merged into HOP! in 2013.[7]

Sport

Lesquin is the home of Championnat de France Amateurs club, US Lesquin.[citation needed]

Airport

Lille Airport is located in Lesquin.

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. [2]
    "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. [3]
    "Reprise des vols Ryanair à l'aéroport de Lesquin".
  4. [4]
    INSEE commune file
  5. [5]
    Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  6. [6]
    "World Airline Directory." Flight International. 26 March-1 April 1997. "44.
  7. [7]
    "History Archived 2012-02-27 at the Wayback Machine." Régional. Retrieved on 2 May 2010.
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