Leers

Leers
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Leers
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Coordinates: 50°40′57″N 3°14′41″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Lille
Canton	Roubaix-2
Intercommunality	Métropole Européenne de Lille
Government
• Mayor (2016-2020)	Jean-Philippe Andriès
Area 1	5.4 km2 (2.1 sq mi)
Population (2015)2	9,620
• Density	1,800/km2 (4,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59339 /59115
Elevation	16–37 m (52–121 ft) (avg. 37 m or 121 ft)
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.

Leers is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

It is part of the Urban Community of Lille Métropole, and is about 15 km (9.3 mi) northeast of Lille.

Heraldry

The arms of Leers are blazoned : Sable, 4 keys argent. (Leers and Saint-Pierre-Brouck use the same arms.)

See also

• Communes of the Nord department

References

• INSEE commune file