Roncq (French pronunciation: [ʁɔ̃k]; Dutch: Ronk) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]
Roncq | |
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 The town hall in Roncq | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Roncq  | |
  Roncq  Roncq | |
| Coordinates: 50°45′16″N 3°07′16″E / 50.7544°N 3.1211°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Lille |
| Canton | Tourcoing-1 |
| Intercommunality | Métropole Européenne de Lille |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Rodrigue Desmet[1] |
| Area 1 | 10.59 km2 (4.09 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 13,784 |
| • Density | 1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| 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. | |
It is 3 km (2 mi) from the border with Belgium.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 7,820 | — |
| 1975 | 10,756 | +4.66% |
| 1982 | 11,725 | +1.24% |
| 1990 | 12,035 | +0.33% |
| 1999 | 12,705 | +0.60% |
| 2007 | 12,776 | +0.07% |
| 2012 | 13,366 | +0.91% |
| 2017 | 13,388 | +0.03% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
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.
See also
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Roncq.
- (in French) Roncq website
- (in French) Roncq-Sélinkégny Twinning Association
- (in French) Website of the cinema