Chéreng
Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
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Chéreng (French pronunciation: [ʃeʁɑ̃]) is a commune of the Nord department in northern France.[3]
Chéreng | |
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The former post office in Chéreng | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Chéreng | |
  Chéreng Location within France  Chéreng Location within Hauts-de-France | |
| Coordinates: 50°36′41″N 3°12′19″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Lille |
| Canton | Templeuve-en-Pévèle |
| Intercommunality | Métropole Européenne de Lille |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Pascal Zoute[1] |
Area 1 | 4.18 km2 (1.61 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 3,078 |
| • Density | 736/km2 (1,910/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59146 /59152 |
| Elevation | 23–47 m (75–154 ft) (avg. 24 m or 79 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 1,811 | — |
| 1975 | 1,828 | +0.13% |
| 1982 | 1,991 | +1.23% |
| 1990 | 2,634 | +3.56% |
| 1999 | 2,930 | +1.19% |
| 2007 | 3,033 | +0.43% |
| 2012 | 2,989 | −0.29% |
| 2017 | 2,990 | +0.01% |
| 2023 | 3,078 | +0.48% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Heraldry
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The arms of Chéreng are blazoned : Gules, on a chief Or, a lion (rampant) sable.
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Twinning
Chereng is twinned with East Peckham, Kent, United Kingdom.[5]
