Leers
Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
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Leers (French pronunciation: [lɛʁs] ⓘ, Dutch: [leːrs]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]
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 The church in Leers | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Leers | |
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| Coordinates: 50°40′57″N 3°14′41″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Lille |
| Canton | Roubaix-2 |
| Intercommunality | Métropole Européenne de Lille |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Rafa Godefroy[1] |
Area 1 | 5.4 km2 (2.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 9,521 |
| • Density | 1,800/km2 (4,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59339 /59115 |
| Elevation | 16–37 m (52–121 ft) (avg. 37 m or 121 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
It is part of the Métropole Européenne de Lille, and is about 15 km (9.3 mi) northeast of Lille.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 5,848 | — |
| 1975 | 7,788 | +4.18% |
| 1982 | 8,558 | +1.36% |
| 1990 | 9,627 | +1.48% |
| 1999 | 9,651 | +0.03% |
| 2007 | 9,240 | −0.54% |
| 2012 | 9,400 | +0.34% |
| 2017 | 9,473 | +0.15% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Heraldry
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The arms of Leers are blazoned : Sable, 4 keys argent. (Leers and Saint-Pierre-Brouck use the same arms.)
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