Englos
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{{Infobox French commune
|name = Englos
|commune status = Commune
|image coat of arms = Blason de la ville de Englos (59) Nord-France.svg
|image = Église Sainte-Marie-Madeleine Englos.JPG
|caption = Englos in the arrondissement of Lille
|arrondissement = Lille
|canton = Lille-6
|INSEE = 59195
|postal code = 59320
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = Métropole Européenne de Lille
|coordinates = {{coord|50.6258|2.9575|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 42
|elevation min m =
|elevation max m =
|area km2 = 1.35
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
Englos ({{IPA|fr|ɑ̃ɡlo}}; {{langx|nl|Engelo}}) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
It is located near the city of Lille. In 2004, the population of Englos was 614.http://www.englos.com/pages_histoire/index_histoire.html then click link to "population"
Geography
Englos is located west of Lille and about 10 km from the Belgian-French border. The village is surrounded by undeveloped land. The built up area is not continuous with the centre of Lille.
History
The name, Englos, is of uncertain origin but may have derive from the d'Englos family, which owned some of the land before the 15th century. Subsequently, it fell into the control of the Ghent (Belgium) government until around the time of the French Revolution. It had a church built by the Benedictine monk in the 16th century which was later owned by Jesuits. The church was designated a historic building in 1921.http://www.englos.com/pages_histoire/index_histoire.html reference in French
Later, the Duhamel family managed the largest farm in the village. The farm ceased production in 1969 when a commercial zone was established east of the village. Englos was a small agricultural village until the end of the 20th century. The development of the A25 highway contributed to its development as a residential community.
=Heraldry=
{{Blazon-arms
|img1=Blason de la ville de Englos (59) Nord-France.svg
|legend1=Arms of Englos
|text=The arms of Englos are blazoned :
Sable, an inescutcheon argent.
}}
Population
{{Historical populations
|source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-59195#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
|percentages = pagr
|align = none
|1968 |345
|1975 |367
|1982 |436
|1990 |510
|1999 |507
|2007 |567
|2012 |562
|2017 |609
}}
Economy
The area is known for its Auchan hypermarket http://www.auchan.fr, Retrouvez votre magasin and enter postal code 59320 and attached stores. There is an Opel car dealer across the road from the shopping centre. There is also a Novotel hotel in Englos.
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{Commons category|Englos}}
- [http://www.englos.com/index.html Town website] {{in lang|fr}}
- [http://www.englos.com/pages_histoire/index_histoire.html Picture of historic church], click to link to "l'eglise"
{{European Metropolis Lille}}
{{Nord communes}}
{{authority control}}
Category:Communes of Nord (French department)
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