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Lezennes
Commune
The church in Lezennes
Coat of arms
Location of Lezennes
Lezennes Show map of France Lezennes Show map of Hauts-de-France
Coordinates: 50°37′01″N 3°07′01″E / 50.617°N 3.117°E / 50.617; 3.117
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Lille
Canton	Lille-4
Intercommunality	Métropole Européenne de Lille
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Didier Dufour^[1]
Area ¹	2.14 km² (0.83 sq mi)
Population (2023)^[2]	2,978
• Density	1,390/km² (3,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59346 /59260
Elevation	41 m (135 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Lezennes (French pronunciation: [ləzɛn]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.^[3]

Population

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Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,690	—
1975	2,589	−0.55%
1982	2,762	+0.93%
1990	3,317	+2.32%
1999	3,350	+0.11%
2007	3,089	−1.01%
2012	3,135	+0.30%
2017	3,104	−0.20%
2023	2,978	−0.69%
Source: INSEE^[4]

Heraldry

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Arms of Lezennes	The arms of Lezennes are blazoned : Or, 3 fleurs de lys azure, a canton bendy argent and gules.

References

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↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
↑ INSEE commune file
↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE

External links

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Official site of Lezennes (in French)
Lille Métropole, the Lille metropolitan area (in French)

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