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Tourcoing
Hauts-de-Francetown
Tourcoing
Total population
99,011
Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Sister cities
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Tourcoing is a city in northern France on the Belgian border. It is designated municipally as a commune within the department of Nord. Located to the north-northeast of Lille, adjacent to Roubaix, Tourcoing is the chef-lieu of two cantons and the third largest city in the French region of Hauts-de-France ranked by population with about 99,000 inhabitants.
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History
The city was the site of a significant victory for France during the French Revolutionary Wars. Marshal Charles Pichegru and his generals Joseph Souham and Jean Moreau defeated a combined force of British and Austrian troops in the Battle of Tourcoing on 29 Floréal II (18 May 1794).
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Yellow-legged hornetVespa velutina Lepeletier, 1836 · Insecta11,786
- muskratOndatra zibethicus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Mammalia5,553
- Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri (Scopoli, 1769) · Aves4,913
- Canada Goose (canadensis Group)Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves4,723
- Common Wood-PigeonColumba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves4,199
- Harlequin ladybird, Asian ladybird, Asian ladybeetleHarmonia axyridis (Pallas, 1773) · Insecta3,557
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves3,517
- Ring-necked PheasantPhasianus colchicus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves3,482
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 2.8 — 2008-09-121 km NNW of Court-Saint-Étienne, Belgium
- M 2.7 — 2008-08-091 km SW of Ottignies, Belgium
- M 2.6 — 2008-08-090 km NW of Ottignies, Belgium
- M 2.5 — 2008-08-081 km SSW of Ottignies, Belgium
- M 2.6 — 2008-08-081 km SSE of Boussu, Belgium
- M 3.2 — 2008-07-141 km SW of Boussu, Belgium
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Hauts-de-France
- Quesnoy-sur-Deûle7 mi away · pop. 6,920
- Tressin7.5 mi away · pop. 1,395
- Anstaing8.3 mi away · pop. 1,601
- Pérenchies9 mi away · pop. 8,519
- Deûlémont9.4 mi away · pop. 1,819
- Wannehain11.6 mi away · pop. 1,331
- Escobecques12.3 mi away · pop. 303
- Santes12.5 mi away · pop. 5,660
- Ennevelin12.8 mi away · pop. 2,356
- Radinghem-en-Weppes13.2 mi away · pop. 1,393
- Nieppe14.1 mi away · pop. 7,606
- Tourmignies15.5 mi away · pop. 947
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Tourcoing
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Notable, recurring, and historical events associated with Tourcoing, sourced from Wikidata.
- Q137796122festival
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Gallery
Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Tourcoing, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
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Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.
Official Identifiers
INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics
- INSEE code
- 59599
- Department
- 59
- Region
- 32
- Population (Wikidata)
- 98,772
geo.api.gouv.fr
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image
- • INSEE — French national statistics, via geo.api.gouv.fr (official commune code, population, surface, department, region)
- • INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics — geo.api.gouv.fr