Ronchin
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Location within Hauts-de-France region  Ronchin | |
| Coordinates: 50°36′19″N 3°05′19″E / 50.6053°N 3.0886°ECoordinates: 50°36′19″N 3°05′19″E / 50.6053°N 3.0886°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Lille |
| Canton | Lille-Sud-Est |
| Intercommunality | Lille Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Alain Rabary |
| Area1 | 5.42 km2 (2.09 sq mi) |
| Population (1999)2 | 17,999 |
| • Density | 3,300/km2 (8,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59507 / 59790 |
| Elevation |
28–57 m (92–187 ft) (avg. 40 m or 130 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Ronchin is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
It is part of the Urban Community of Lille Métropole.
Heraldry
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The arms of Ronchin are blazoned : Or, on an escarbuncle sable a ruby gules. (Abscon, Beuvry-la-Forêt, Erre, Fenain, Marchiennes, Ronchin, Tilloy-lez-Marchiennes and Wandignies-Hamage use the same arms.) |
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