Englos

French commune|nomcommune=Englos
région=Nord-Pas-de-Calais
département=Nord
arrondissement=Lille
canton=Lomme
insee=59195
cp=59320
maire=Henri Leturgie
mandat=2008-2014
intercomm=Lille Métropole
longitude=2.9575
latitude=50.6258333333
alt moy=42 m
alt mini= m
alt maxi= m
hectares=135
km²=1,35
sans=507
date-sans=1999
dens=375|

Englos is an arrondissement of the northern French city of Lille, which is the 4th largest city in France. Englos was formerly a village before being integrated into Lille. The cedex postal code is 59320. In 2004, the population of Englos was 614, [ http://www.englos.com/pages_histoire/index_histoire.html then click link to "population" ] Englos is west of Lille and about 10 km from the Belgian-French border. Although now associated with Lille, the village is surrounded by undeveloped land. The built up area is not continuous with the centre of Lille.

History

The name, Englos, is of uncertain origin but may have derives its name from the d'Englos family, which owned some of the land before the 15th century. Subsequently, it fell into the control of the Ghent (Belgium) government until around the time of the French Revolution. It had a church built by the Benedictine monk in the 16th century which was later owned by Jesuits. The church was designated a historic building in 1921. http://www.englos.com/pages_histoire/index_histoire.html reference in French ]

Later, the Duhamel family managed the largest farm in the village. The farm ceased production in 1969 when a commercial zone was established east of the village. Englos was a small agricultural village until the end of the 20th century. The development of the A25 highway contributed to its development as a residential community.

Jacques Pastour is the current mayor of Englos. He became mayor in March, 2001.

Population

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DateFormat = yyyy Period = from:1960 till:2010 ScaleMajor = unit:year increment:10 start:1960

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LineData = layer:front points:(48,117)(84,118) color:blue width:2 #1962 tot 1968. Inwonertal 1962: 341 1968: 345 points:(84,118)(100,124) color:blue width:2 #1975: 367 points:(100,124)(128,144) color:blue width:2 #1982: 436 points:(128,144)(160,164) color:blue width:2 #1990: 510 points:(160,164)(196,164) color:blue width:2 #1999: 507

Growth in the population of Englos. [ http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Englos ]

Economy

The area is known for its Auchan hypermarket [ http://www.auchan.fr, Retrouvez votre magasin and enter postal code 59320 ] and attached stores. There is an Opel car dealer across the road from the shopping centre. There is also a Novotel hotel in Englos.

Library

There is a small library with very limited hours in rue Paul Procureur. It is open Wednesdays from 11:30 am to 12:00 noon and on Saturdays from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. [ http://www.englos.com/pages_vie/index_vie.html click biblioteque ]

External links

*Town website (in French) [http://www.englos.com/index.html]
*Picture of historic church, [http://www.englos.com/pages_histoire/index_histoire.html] then click to link to "l'eglise"
*Map of Englos [http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?latlongtype=decimal&latitude=50.6258333333333&longitude=2.9575&zoom=8]

References