Mouvaux

Mouvaux
Mouvaux
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Mouvaux
Administration
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Lille
Canton	Tourcoing-Sud
Intercommunality	Lille Métropole
Mayor	Éric Durand (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	28–57 m (92–187 ft) (avg. 53 m/174 ft)
Land area1	4.17 km2 (1.61 sq mi)
Population2	13,177  (1999)
- Density	3,160 /km2 (8,200 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	59421/ 59420
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°42′14″N 3°08′29″E / 50.7038888889°N 3.14138888889°E / 50.7038888889; 3.14138888889

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

It is part of the Urban Community of Lille Métropole.

Heraldry

The arms of Mouvaux are blazoned : Or, fretty azure.

Twinning

It is twinned with Buckingham, England.

See also

• Communes of the Nord department

References

• INSEE commune file