La Bassée
Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
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La Bassée (French pronunciation: [la base]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]
La Bassée | |
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 The town hall in La Bassée | |
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 Location of La Bassée | |
  La Bassée Location within France  La Bassée Location within Hauts-de-France | |
| Coordinates: 50°32′03″N 2°48′29″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Lille |
| Canton | Annœullin |
| Intercommunality | Métropole Européenne de Lille |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Frédéric Cauderlier[1] |
Area 1 | 3.54 km2 (1.37 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 6,650 |
| • Density | 1,880/km2 (4,870/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59051 /59480 |
| Elevation | 21–31 m (69–102 ft) (avg. 43 m or 141 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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Heraldry
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The arms of La Bassée are blazoned : Gules, a demi fleur de lys issuant from the center line argent.
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Personalities
La Bassée was the birthplace of the painter and draftsman Louis-Léopold Boilly (1761–1845).[6]
Another native was Ignace François Broutin (c. 1690–1751), a colonial officer, surveyor, architect and engineer in Louisiana (New France).
