Roncq
Roncq commune in the Nord department in northern France.
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 The town hall in Roncq | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Roncq 
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| Coordinates: 50°45′16″N 3°07′16″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Lille |
| Canton | Tourcoing-1 |
| Intercommunality | Métropole Européenne de Lille |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2017-2020) | Rodrigue Desmet |
| Area 1 | 10.59 km2 (4.09 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 13,388 |
| • Density | 1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59508 /59223 |
| Elevation | 17–54 m (56–177 ft) (avg. 32 m or 105 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 3 km (2 mi) from the border with Belgium.
Heraldry
Arms of Roncq |
The arms of Roncq are blazoned : Argent, 3 lions sable armed and langued gules. |
Twin towns
It is twinned with Todmorden in Britain, Delbrück in Germany, and Selinkegny in Mali.
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See also
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Roncq. |
- (in French) Roncq website
- (in French) Roncq-Sélinkégny Twinning Association
- (in French) Website of the cinema
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