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.[3]

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.[4]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 5,796—    
1975 6,504+1.66%
1982 6,754+0.54%
1990 7,674+1.61%
1999 7,876+0.29%
2007 8,242+0.57%
2012 8,104−0.34%
2017 8,371+0.65%
Source: INSEE[5]

Heraldry

Arms of Linselles
Arms of Linselles
 The arms of Linselles are blazoned :

Argent, a fess sable. (Linselles and Rieux-en-Cambrésis use the same arms.)



See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Fortescue, John W. (1918). British Campaigns in Flanders 1690–1794 (extracts from Volume 4 of A History of the British Army). London: Macmillan. pp. 226–227.
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE