Erquinghem-Lys

Erquinghem-Lys
Erquinghem-Lys
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region Erquinghem-Lys
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Lille
Canton	Armentières
Intercommunality	Lille Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Alain Bézirard
Area1	8.94 km2 (3.45 sq mi)
Population (1999)2	4,495
• Density	500/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	59202 / 59193
Elevation	12–20 m (39–66 ft) (avg. 18 m or 59 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.

Erquinghem-Lys is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

It is part of the Urban Community of Lille Métropole.

Erquinghem-Lys has been twinned with Skipton, North Yorkshire, England since 24 October 2009.

Heraldry

The arms of Erquinghem-Lys are blazoned : Or, a lion sable, overall a bend componey argent and gules.

See also

• Communes of the Nord department

Erquinghem is one of a series of villages on the river Lys established by the Viking Rikiwulf in 880 AD at the time of the invasion led by Godfrid, Duke of Frisia: Racquinghem, Reclinghem, Rekkem and Rijkegem (the latter two now in West Flanders - Belgium).

References

• INSEE commune file
• Erquinghem-Lys Council Website