Loos, Nord

Loos (French pronunciation: ​[lɔs]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France (Hauts-de-France).

Loos
Commune
The town hall in Loos
Coat of arms
Location of Loos
Loos
Loos
Coordinates: 50°36′46″N 3°00′52″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementLille
CantonLille-6
IntercommunalityMétropole Européenne de Lille
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Anne Voituriez[1]
Area
1
6.95 km2 (2.68 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[2]
22,866
 • Density3,300/km2 (8,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59360 /59120
Elevation17–49 m (56–161 ft)
(avg. 18 m or 59 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It is located in the European Metropolis of Lille, and is a suburb of the city of Lille, bordering it on its southwest side. In 2018, Loos had a population of 22,426. The commune has a land area of 6.95 km2 (2.68 sq mi).[3]

The town hall of Loos, with its large belfry, was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2005 in recognition of its historical importance to municipal power in Europe.[4]

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 1,040—    
1800 1,007−0.46%
1806 1,061+0.87%
1821 1,160+0.60%
1831 1,564+3.03%
1836 1,891+3.87%
1841 3,404+12.48%
1846 4,117+3.88%
1851 4,082−0.17%
1856 5,169+4.84%
1861 5,172+0.01%
1866 5,702+1.97%
1872 6,333+1.76%
1876 6,706+1.44%
1881 6,617−0.27%
1886 7,753+3.22%
1891 7,924+0.44%
1896 8,770+2.05%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 9,513+1.64%
1906 10,640+2.26%
1911 11,468+1.51%
1921 12,197+0.62%
1926 13,865+2.60%
1931 14,233+0.53%
1936 14,362+0.18%
1946 14,678+0.22%
1954 14,882+0.17%
1962 18,367+2.66%
1968 21,007+2.26%
1975 21,530+0.35%
1982 20,640−0.60%
1990 20,657+0.01%
1999 20,869+0.11%
2007 21,043+0.10%
2012 21,176+0.13%
2017 22,233+0.98%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5]

Heraldry
Arms of Loos
 The arms of Loos are blazoned :
Gules, 3 crescents Or.



Town twinning

Loos is twinned with Geseke, Germany.

See also

References
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
  3. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Loos, EHESS. (in French)
  4. "Belfries of Belgium and France". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  5. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE


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