Mons-en-Barœul
Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
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Mons-en-Barœul (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃s ɑ̃ baʁœl]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]
Mons-en-Barœul | |
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The church in Mons-en-Barœul | |
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 Location of Mons-en-Barœul | |
  Mons-en-Barœul Location within France  Mons-en-Barœul Location within Hauts-de-France | |
| Coordinates: 50°38′13″N 3°06′37″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Lille |
| Canton | Lille-3 |
| Intercommunality | Métropole Européenne de Lille |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Rudy Elegeest[1] |
Area 1 | 2.88 km2 (1.11 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 21,105 |
| • Density | 7,330/km2 (19,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59410 /59370 |
| Elevation | 22–47 m (72–154 ft) (avg. 31 m or 102 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 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
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The arms of Mons-en-Barœul are blazoned : Or, a bend sable. (Flesquières, Gonnelieu, Mons-en-Barœul and Viesly use the same arms.)
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Population
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Notable people
- Michel Butor, poet and novelist, was born in Mons-en-Barœul.
