Sainghin-en-Mélantois

Sainghin-en-Mélantois (French pronunciation: ​[sɛ̃ɡɛ̃ ɑ̃ melɑ̃twa]; Dutch: Singem) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is part of the Métropole Européenne de Lille.[3]

Sainghin-en-Mélantois
Commune
The church in Sainghin-en-Mélantois
The church in Sainghin-en-Mélantois
Coat of arms of Sainghin-en-Mélantois
Coat of arms
Location of Sainghin-en-Mélantois
Sainghin-en-Mélantois is located in France
Sainghin-en-Mélantois
Sainghin-en-Mélantois
Sainghin-en-Mélantois is located in Hauts-de-France
Sainghin-en-Mélantois
Sainghin-en-Mélantois
Coordinates: 50°35′16″N 3°10′06″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementLille
CantonTempleuve-en-Pévèle
IntercommunalityMétropole Européenne de Lille
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jacques Ducrocq[1]
Area
1
10.48 km2 (4.05 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
2,840
 • Density270/km2 (700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59523 /59262
Elevation25–52 m (82–171 ft)
(avg. 35 m or 115 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Heraldry
Arms of Sainghin-en-Mélantois
Arms of Sainghin-en-Mélantois
 The arms of Sainghin-en-Mélantois are blazoned :

Or, a canton gules. (Anstaing and Sainghin-en-Mélantois use the same arms.)



Economy
Verisure building at Sainghin in 2020.

Part of the Lesquin Regional Transport Center is located in the municipality, as is the Haute-Borne business park. The company Verisure opened a building there in 2014, employing about 300 people.[4] A camping camp, the Grand Sart, operates in the commune.[5]

See also

References
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. INSEE commune file
  4. "Le centre Verisure de la Haute-Borne crée une vingtaine de postes, à pourvoir dès ce mois de juin". lavoixdunord.fr (in French). Verisure. 2019-10-01. Retrieved 2022-01-17.
  5. ."Camping du Grand Sart". lilletourism.com (in French). Verisure. Retrieved 2022-01-18.
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