Saint-André-lez-Lille
Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
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Saint-André-lez-Lille (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t‿ɑ̃dʁe le lil], literally Saint-André near Lille; Dutch: Sint-Andries or Sint-Andries-Rijsel, before 1991: Saint-André)[3] is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is part of the Métropole Européenne de Lille.[4]
Saint-André-lez-Lille | |
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 Church of Saint André | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Saint-André-lez-Lille | |
  Saint-André-lez-Lille  Saint-André-lez-Lille | |
| Coordinates: 50°39′39″N 3°02′42″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Lille |
| Canton | Lille-1 |
| Intercommunality | Métropole Européenne de Lille |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Élisabeth Masse[1] |
Area 1 | 3.16 km2 (1.22 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 13,233 |
| • Density | 4,190/km2 (10,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59527 /59350 |
| Elevation | 16–22 m (52–72 ft) (avg. 15 m or 49 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 Saint-André-lez-Lille are blazoned : Per fess 1: Gules, the door of the abbey of Marquette Or; 2: Azure, in fess 3 capes ermine on swords palewise argent.
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Twin towns – sister cities
Saint-André-lez-Lille is twinned with:[6]
Dormagen, Germany
St Mary's Bay, England, United Kingdom
Wieliczka, Poland
