Croix, Nord
Croix | |
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 Saint Martin Church | |
_Nord-France.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Croix  | |
  Croix  Croix | |
| Coordinates: 50°40′41″N 3°09′03″E / 50.6781°N 3.1508°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Lille |
| Canton | Croix |
| Intercommunality | Métropole Européenne de Lille |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Régis Cauche[1] |
Area 1 | 4.44 km2 (1.71 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 20,778 |
| • Density | 4,700/km2 (12,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59163 /59170 |
| Elevation | 20–48 m (66–157 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Croix (French pronunciation: [kʁwa] ⓘ; Picard: Crox) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3] It is located northeast of the city of Lille about 7 km (4.3 mi) from the centre.
The headquarters of Auchan, a hypermarket chain, are located in Croix.[4]
Population
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Heraldry
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The arms of Croix are blazoned : Argent, a cross azure. (Croix, Clairfayts and Marcq-en-Barœul use the same arms.)
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See also
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[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ "Head office / Group Archived 2010-02-02 at the Wayback Machine." Auchan. Retrieved on 20 September 2009.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Croix, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
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Media related to Croix at Wikimedia Commons- Official website (in French)
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