Mouvaux

Summary

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]

Mouvaux
The town hall in Mouvaux
The town hall in Mouvaux
Coat of arms of Mouvaux
Location of Mouvaux
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Mouvaux is located in Hauts-de-France
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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.

Population edit

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 edit

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



Twin towns – sister cities edit

Mouvaux is twinned with:[5]

See also edit

References edit

  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". 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.