Mouvaux

Mouvaux
Commune
The town hall in Mouvaux
The town hall in Mouvaux
Coat of arms of Mouvaux
Coat of arms
Location of Mouvaux
Map
Mouvaux is located in France
Mouvaux
Mouvaux
Mouvaux is located in Hauts-de-France
Mouvaux
Mouvaux
Coordinates: 50°42′14″N 3°08′29″E / 50.7039°N 3.1414°E / 50.7039; 3.1414
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementLille
CantonLille-2
IntercommunalityMétropole Européenne de Lille
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Éric Durand[1]
Area
1
4.17 km2 (1.61 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
13,173
 • Density3,200/km2 (8,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59421 /59420
Elevation28–57 m (92–187 ft)
(avg. 53 m or 174 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Mouvaux (French pronunciation: [muv'o]; Dutch: Mouvouw) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is part of the Métropole Européenne de Lille.[3]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 11,247—    
1975 10,724−0.68%
1982 12,631+2.37%
1990 13,566+0.90%
1999 13,177−0.32%
2007 13,013−0.16%
2012 13,628+0.93%
2017 13,151−0.71%
Source: INSEE[4]

Heraldry

Arms of Mouvaux
Arms of Mouvaux
 The arms of Mouvaux are blazoned :
Or, fretty azure.



Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in France

Mouvaux is twinned with:[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. ^ "Villes jumelles" (in French). Mouvaux. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
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