Mons-en-Barœul

Mons-en-Barœul

Mons-en-Barœul

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Mons-en-Barœul (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃s ɑ̃ baʁœl]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]

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It is a suburb of the city of Lille, and is adjacent to it on the northeast. The name Mons-en-Barœul means mount in the Barœul, the city is built on a slight hill; the Barœul was a former territory (see also Marcq-en-Barœul). Before the sixteenth century, little is known of this county, which was only rural. Plans of the eighteenth century show Mons-en-Barœul as a small village without a church, with farms scattered along the high road from Lille to Roubaix. It is a former dependency of Fives, a district which is now part of Lille.

Heraldry

Arms of Mons-en-Barœul
Arms of Mons-en-Barœul
 The arms of Mons-en-Barœul are blazoned :

Or, a bend sable. (Flesquières, Gonnelieu, Mons-en-Barœul and Viesly use the same arms.)



Population

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Notable people

  • Michel Butor, poet and novelist, was born in Mons-en-Barœul.

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. [2]
    "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. [3]
    INSEE commune file
  4. [4]
    Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Mons-en-Baroeul, EHESS (in French).
  5. [5]
    Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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