Loos, Nord

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Loos

Loos Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Loos Administration Country France Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais Department Nord Arrondissement Lille Canton Haubourdin Intercommunality Lille Métropole Mayor Daniel Rondelaere (2008–2014) Statistics Elevation 17–49 m (56–161 ft) (avg. 18 m or 59 ft) Land area1 6.95 km2 (2.68 sq mi) Population2 20,869  (1999)  - Density 3,003 /km2 (7,780 /sq mi) INSEE/Postal code 59360/ 59120 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.

Coordinates: 50°36′46″N 3°00′52″E / 50.6128°N 3.0144°E / 50.6128; 3.0144

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

It is located in the metropolitan Urban Community of Lille Métropole, and is a suburb of the city of Lille, bordering it on its southwest side. In the 1999 census, Loos had a population of 20,869. The commune has a land area of 6.95 km² (2.683 sq mi).

Heraldry

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

Miscellaneous

Loos is twinned with Geseke, Germany.

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