Saint-André-lez-Lille

Saint-André-lez-Lille
Commune
Church of Saint André
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-André-lez-Lille
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Coordinates: 50°39′39″N 3°02′42″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Lille
Canton	Lille-1
Intercommunality	Métropole Européenne de Lille
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Élisabeth Masse[1]
Area ^1	3.16 km^2 (1.22 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	12,909
• Density	4,100/km^2 (11,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59527 /59350
Elevation	16–22 m (52–72 ft) (avg. 15 m or 49 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-André-lez-Lille (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t‿ɑ̃dʁe le lil], literally Saint-André near Lille; Dutch: Sint-Andries or Sint-Andries-Rijsel, before 1991: Saint-André)^[3] is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is part of the Métropole Européenne de Lille.^[4]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	11,782	—
1975	12,443	+0.78%
1982	10,821	−1.98%
1990	10,098	−0.86%
1999	10,113	+0.02%
2007	10,852	+0.89%
2012	11,246	+0.72%
2017	12,608	+2.31%
Source: INSEE[5]

Heraldry

Arms of Saint-André-lez-Lille

The arms of Saint-André-lez-Lille are blazoned : Per fess 1: Gules, the door of the abbey of Marquette Or; 2: Azure, in fess 3 capes ermine on swords palewise argent.

Twin towns – sister cities

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

Saint-André-lez-Lille is twinned with:^[6]

• Dormagen, Germany
• St Mary's Bay, England, United Kingdom
• Wieliczka, Poland

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. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
3. Décret du 13 décembre 1991 portant changement de nom de communes, Légifrance.
4. INSEE commune file
5. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
6. "Jumelages" (in French). Saint-André-lez-Lille. Retrieved 5 April 2022.