Leers

Leers
Commune
The church in Leers
Coat of arms
Location of Leers
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Coordinates: 50°40′57″N 3°14′41″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Lille
Canton	Roubaix-2
Intercommunality	Métropole Européenne de Lille
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Rafa Godefroy[1]
Area ^1	5.4 km^2 (2.1 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	9,555
• Density	1,800/km^2 (4,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59339 /59115
Elevation	16–37 m (52–121 ft) (avg. 37 m or 121 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Leers (French pronunciation: [lɛʁs], Dutch: [leːrs]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]

It is part of the Métropole Européenne de Lille, and is about 15 km (9.3 mi) northeast of Lille.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	5,848	—
1975	7,788	+4.18%
1982	8,558	+1.36%
1990	9,627	+1.48%
1999	9,651	+0.03%
2007	9,240	−0.54%
2012	9,400	+0.34%
2017	9,473	+0.15%
Source: INSEE[4]

Heraldry

Arms of Leers

The arms of Leers are blazoned : Sable, 4 keys argent. (Leers and Saint-Pierre-Brouck use the same arms.)

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. INSEE commune file
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE