Cysoing

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Cysoing
Cysoing in the arrondissement of Lille
Cysoing in the arrondissement of Lille
Location of Cysoing
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CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementLille
CantonCysoing
IntercommunalityPays de Pévèle
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Benjamin Dumortier
Area
1
13.62 km2 (5.26 sq mi)
Population
 (1999)
4,218
 • Density310/km2 (800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59168 /59830
Elevation26–56 m (85–184 ft)
(avg. 43 m or 141 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Cysoing is a commune in the Nord department in northern France, situated 15 km (9.3 mi) southeast of Lille. It is twinned with the English town of Much Wenlock. An obsolete spelling is Cisoin.

Heraldry

Arms of Cysoing
Arms of Cysoing
The arms of Cysoing are blazoned :

Bendy Or and azure. (Baisieux, Bouvines and Cysoing use the same arms.)



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