La Bassée

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La Bassée
Commune
The town hall in La Bassée
Coat of arms
Location of La Bassée
La Bassée Location within France Show map of France La Bassée Location within Hauts-de-France Show map of Hauts-de-France
Coordinates: 50°32′03″N 2°48′29″E / 50.5342°N 2.8081°E / 50.5342; 2.8081
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Lille
Canton	Annœullin
Intercommunality	Métropole Européenne de Lille
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Frédéric Cauderlier
Area 1	3.54 km2 (1.37 sq mi)
Elevation	43 m (141 ft)
Highest elevation	31 m (102 ft)
Lowest elevation	21 m (69 ft)
Population  (2023)	6,650
• Density	1,880/km2 (4,870/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59051 /59480
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

La Bassée (French pronunciation: [la base]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

Population

Heraldry

The arms of La Bassée are blazoned : Gules, a demi fleur de lys issuant from the center line argent.

Personalities

La Bassée was the birthplace of the painter and draftsman Louis-Léopold Boilly (1761–1845).

Another native was Ignace François Broutin (c. 1690–1751), a colonial officer, surveyor, architect and engineer in Louisiana (New France).

See also

• Communes of the Nord department

References

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