Roncq

Roncq
Roncq

Coordinates: 50°45′16″N 3°07′16″E / 50.7544°N 3.1211°E / 50.7544; 3.1211Coordinates: 50°45′16″N 3°07′16″E / 50.7544°N 3.1211°E / 50.7544; 3.1211
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Nord
Arrondissement Lille
Canton Tourcoing-Nord
Intercommunality Lille Métropole
Government
  Mayor (20012008) Vincent Ledoux
Area1 10.59 km2 (4.09 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 12,892
  Density 1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 59508 / 59223
Elevation 17–54 m (56–177 ft)
(avg. 32 m or 105 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Roncq commune in the Nord department in northern France.

It is 3 km (2 mi) from the border with Belgium.

Heraldry

The arms of Roncq are blazoned :
Argent, 3 lions sable armed and langued gules.

Twin towns

It is twinned with Todmorden in Britain, Delbrück in Germany, and Selinkegny in Mali.

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