Leers | |
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 The church in Leers | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Leers  | |
  Leers  Leers | |
| Coordinates: 50°40′57″N 3°14′41″E / 50.6825°N 3.2447°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 km2 (2.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 9,588 |
| • Density | 1,800/km2 (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 km2 (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.
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file