Verlinghem
Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
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Verlinghem (French pronunciation: [vɛʁlɛ̃ɡɛm]; Dutch: Everlingem) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is part of the Métropole Européenne de Lille.[3]
Verlinghem | |
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The Saint-Chrysole fountain in Verlinghem | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Verlinghem | |
  Verlinghem  Verlinghem | |
| Coordinates: 50°40′57″N 2°59′50″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Lille |
| Canton | Lambersart |
| Intercommunality | Métropole Européenne de Lille |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Thierry Bonte[1] |
Area 1 | 10.08 km2 (3.89 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 2,682 |
| • Density | 266.1/km2 (689.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59611 /59237 |
| Elevation | 12–34 m (39–112 ft) (avg. 29 m or 95 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 | 1,363 | — |
| 1975 | 1,729 | +3.46% |
| 1982 | 1,941 | +1.67% |
| 1990 | 2,182 | +1.47% |
| 1999 | 2,377 | +0.96% |
| 2007 | 2,303 | −0.39% |
| 2012 | 2,330 | +0.23% |
| 2017 | 2,460 | +1.09% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Heraldry
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The arms of Verlinghem are blazoned : Quarterly 1&4: Argent, a lion gules, armed and langued azure, crowned Or; 2&3: Gules, a mullet of 16 argent.
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