Englos (; nl, Engelo) is a
commune
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in the
Nord department in northern
France
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.
It is located near the city of
Lille
Lille ( , ; nl, Rijsel ; pcd, Lile; vls, Rysel) is a city in the northern part of France, in French Flanders. On the river Deûle, near France's border with Belgium, it is the capital of the Hauts-de-France region, the prefecture of the N ...
. In 2004, the population of Englos was 614.
Geography
Englos is located west of Lille and about 10 km from the
Belgian
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-French border. 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 derive from the d'Englos family, which owned some of the land before the 15th century. Subsequently, it fell into the control of the
Ghent
Ghent ( nl, Gent ; french: Gand ; traditional English: Gaunt) is a city and a municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is the capital and largest city of the East Flanders province, and the third largest in the country, exceeded i ...
(
Belgium
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) 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
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. 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.
Heraldry
Population
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.
References
External links
Town website
click to link to "l'eglise"
Communes of Nord (French department)
French Flanders
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