Mons-en-Barœul
Mons-en-Barœul is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is a suburb of the city of Lille, and is adjacent to it on the northeast. The name Mons-en-Barœul means mount in the Barœul, the city is built on a slight hill; the Barœul was a former territory (see also Marcq-en-Barœul).
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Mons-en-Barœul is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is a suburb of the city of Lille, and is adjacent to it on the northeast. The name Mons-en-Barœul means mount in the Barœul, the city is built on a slight hill; the Barœul was a former territory (see also Marcq-en-Barœul).
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Before the sixteenth century, little is known of this county, which was only rural. Plans of the eighteenth century show Mons-en-Barœul as a small village without a church, with farms scattered along the high road from Lille to Roubaix. It is a former dependency of Fives, a district which is now part of Lille.
• Name — Mons-en-Barœul • Commune Status — Commune • Image Coat Of Arms — Blason Mons en Baroeul 59.svg • Arrondissement — Lille • Canton — Lille-3 • Insee — 59410 • Postal Code — 59370 • Mayor — Rudy Elegeest • Term — 2020–2026 • Intercommunality — Métropole Européenne de Lille • Elevation M — 31 • Elevation Min M — 22 • Elevation Max M — 47 • Area Km2 — 2.88 • Population — population_total • Population Date — population_as_of • Population Footnotes — population_footnotes Mons-en-Barœul is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is a suburb of the city of Lille, and is adjacent to it on the northeast. The name Mons-en-Barœul means mount in the Barœul, the city is built on a slight hill; the Barœul was a former territory (see also Marcq-en-Barœul). Before the sixteenth century, little is known of this county, which was only rural. Plans of the eighteenth century show Mons-en-Barœul as a small village without a church, with farms scattered along the high road from Lille to Roubaix. It is a former dependency of Fives, a district which is now part of Lille.
Notable people
Notable people
• Michel Butor, poet and novelist, was born in Mons-en-Barœul.
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