Roncq

Roncq
Commune
The town hall in Roncq
The town hall in Roncq
Coat of arms of Roncq
Coat of arms
Location of Roncq
Map
Roncq is located in France
Roncq
Roncq
Roncq is located in Hauts-de-France
Roncq
Roncq
Coordinates: 50°45′16″N 3°07′16″E / 50.7544°N 3.1211°E / 50.7544; 3.1211
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementLille
CantonTourcoing-1
IntercommunalityMétropole Européenne de Lille
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Rodrigue Desmet[1]
Area
1
10.59 km2 (4.09 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
13,784
 • Density1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59508 /59223
Elevation17–54 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.

Roncq (French pronunciation: [ʁɔ̃k]; Dutch: Ronk) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]

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

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% 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

Arms of Roncq
Arms of Roncq
 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

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  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
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