Genech

Genech
Commune
The town hall in Genech
Coat of arms
Location of Genech
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Coordinates: 50°31′53″N 3°13′02″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Lille
Canton	Templeuve-en-Pévèle
Intercommunality	CC Pévèle-Carembault
Government
• Mayor (2023–2026)	Anne Wauquier[1]
Area ^1	7.46 km^2 (2.88 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	2,825
• Density	380/km^2 (980/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59258 /59242
Elevation	29–59 m (95–194 ft) (avg. 43 m or 141 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Genech (French pronunciation: [ʒənɛ]; Dutch: Genst) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.^[3]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,089	—
1975	1,187	+1.24%
1982	1,372	+2.09%
1990	1,642	+2.27%
1999	2,050	+2.50%
2007	2,608	+3.06%
2012	2,612	+0.03%
2017	2,702	+0.68%
Source: INSEE[4]

Heraldry

Arms of Genech

The arms of Genech are blazoned : Ermine, on a cross gules, 5 cinqfoils Or.

See also

• Communes of the Nord department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
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