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Forest-sur-Marque

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Also known as Forest an de Marke

Forest-sur-Marque (, ) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is part of the Métropole Européenne de Lille. A border town, it lies 5 km away from the Belgian border.

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Forest-sur-Marque is a commune in France, situated within the Hauts-de-France region. It lies in the Nord department, specifically within the Lille metropolis and the arrondissement of Lille. The municipality borders Hem and Villeneuve-d'Ascq and is located in the canton of Lannoy, with an associated electoral district in the canton of Villeneuve-d'Ascq. Its official name is Forest-sur-Marque, and it is named after the Marque.

The area of the commune is 1.05 square kilometers, with an elevation above sea level of 25 meters. The population is recorded as 1,662, comprising 692 males and 765 females. The postal code is 59510. Forest-sur-Marque received the Croix de guerre 1914–1918.

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Place details

Locality
Forest-sur-Marque
Region
Hauts-de-France
Country
France
Population
1,594

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Key facts

French commune.name
Forest-sur-Marque
French commune.commune status
Commune
French commune.image
Forest-sur-Marque - Mairie administrejo.jpg
French commune.caption
The town hall in Forest-sur-Marque
French commune.image coat of arms
Blason de la ville de Forest-sur-Marque (59) Nord-France.svg
French commune.arrondissement
Lille
French commune.canton
Villeneuve-d'Ascq
French commune.INSEE
59247
French commune.postal code
59510
French commune.mayor
Thibault Dillies
French commune.term
2021–2026
French commune.intercommunality
Métropole Européenne de Lille
French commune.elevation m
24
French commune.elevation min m
21
French commune.elevation max m
25
French commune.area km2
1.05

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Wikidata facts

Named after
Marque
Official name
Forest-sur-Marque
Country
France
Population
1662
Area
1.05
Elevation
25
Shares border with
Villeneuve-d'Ascq
Official website
www.forestsurmarque.fr
Image
Forest-sur-Marque - Mairie administrejo.jpg
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Commons category
Forest-sur-Marque
postal code
59510
associated electoral district
canton of Villeneuve-d'Ascq
male population
692
female population
765
email address
mailto:[email protected]
phone number
+33-3-20-41-01-22
fax number
+33-3-20-84-24-90
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Encyclopedic overview

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  • Heraldry
  • See also
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Forest-sur-Marque (, ) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is part of the Métropole Européenne de Lille. A border town, it lies 5 km away from the Belgian border.

==Heraldry==

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Forest-sur-Marque” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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