Ronchin
Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
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Ronchin (French pronunciation: [ʁɔ̃ʃɛ̃]) is a commune in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France. It is part of the European Metropolis of Lille.[3]
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The town hall in Ronchin | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Ronchin | |
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| Coordinates: 50°36′19″N 3°05′19″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Lille |
| Canton | Lille-4 |
| Intercommunality | Métropole Européenne de Lille |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023–2026) | Jean-Michel Lemoisne[1] |
Area 1 | 5.42 km2 (2.09 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 19,787 |
| • Density | 3,650/km2 (9,460/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59507 /59790 |
| Elevation | 28–57 m (92–187 ft) (avg. 40 m or 130 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 | 14,030 | — |
| 1975 | 15,319 | +1.26% |
| 1982 | 17,367 | +1.81% |
| 1990 | 17,937 | +0.40% |
| 1999 | 17,999 | +0.04% |
| 2007 | 18,614 | +0.42% |
| 2012 | 18,398 | −0.23% |
| 2017 | 19,220 | +0.88% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Heraldry
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The arms of Ronchin are blazoned : Or, on an escarbuncle sable a ruby gules. (Abscon, Beuvry-la-Forêt, Erre, Fenain, Marchiennes, Ronchin, Tilloy-lez-Marchiennes and Wandignies-Hamage use the same arms.)
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