Linselles

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Linselles
Commune
The church in Linselles
Coat of arms
Location of Linselles
Linselles Location within France Show map of France Linselles Location within Hauts-de-France Show map of Hauts-de-France
Coordinates: 50°44′17″N 3°04′50″E / 50.7381°N 3.0806°E / 50.7381; 3.0806
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Lille
Canton	Lambersart
Intercommunality	Métropole Européenne de Lille
Government
• Mayor (2022–2026)	Isabelle Pollet
Area 1	11.71 km2 (4.52 sq mi)
Elevation	47 m (154 ft)
Highest elevation	52 m (171 ft)
Lowest elevation	17 m (56 ft)
Population  (2023)	8,161
• Density	696.9/km2 (1,805/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59352 /59126
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Linselles (French pronunciation: [lɛ̃sɛl]; Dutch: Linsele; Picard: Linséles) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is part of the Métropole Européenne de Lille.

On 17 August 1793, during the War of the First Coalition, it was the site of the Battle of Lincelles, a victory for a combined British and Dutch force against those of Revolutionary France.

Population

Heraldry

The arms of Linselles are blazoned : Argent, a fess sable. (Linselles and Rieux-en-Cambrésis use the same arms.)

See also

• Communes of the Nord department

References

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