Back كروا (نورد) Arabic Croix (Nord) AST Croix (Norzh) Breton Croix (cantó de Croix) Catalan КгӀуа (НогӀ) CE Croix, Nord CEB Croix (Nord) German Κρουά (Νορ) Greek Croix (Nordo) Esperanto Croix (Norte) Spanish
Croix | |
|---|---|
 Saint Martin Church | |
_Nord-France.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Croix  | |
  Croix  Croix | |
| Coordinates: 50°40′41″N 3°09′03″E / 50.6781°N 3.1508°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Lille |
| Canton | Croix |
| Intercommunality | Métropole Européenne de Lille |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Régis Cauche[1] |
| Area 1 | 4.44 km2 (1.71 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 20,778 |
| • Density | 4,700/km2 (12,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59163 /59170 |
| Elevation | 20–48 m (66–157 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Croix (French pronunciation: [kʁwa] ; Picard: Crox) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3] It is located northeast of the city of Lille about 7 km (4.3 mi) from the centre.
The headquarters of Auchan, a hypermarket chain, are located in Croix.[4]
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ "Head office / Group Archived 2010-02-02 at the Wayback Machine." Auchan. Retrieved on 20 September 2009.