Halluin

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Halluin (Script error: No such module "IPA".; Template:Langx) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[2]

Geography

It is located at the north of the Métropole Européenne de Lille, on the Belgian border, contiguous with the Belgian town of Menen.

History

The family of Halluin is mentioned as early as the 13th century. In 1587 the title of duke and peer of the realm was granted to it, but in the succeeding century it became extinct.[3]

Population

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Transport

The Halluin railway station, closed in the 1970s, was situated on the Somain-Halluin Railway. The town is now served by buses of Ilévia.

The A22 autoroute links the town to Lille and Belgium.

Heraldry

Arms of Halluin
Arms of Halluin
 The arms of Halluin are blazoned :
Argent, 3 lions sable langued gules, armed and crowned Or.



Politics

An erstwhile bastion of the left, Halluin owes its nickname Halluin the Red to the powerful trade unions who used their influence to support Communist mayors during the interwar period. However, since the 1990s Halluin has become gentrified (see also below), and in the 2007 and 2012 presidential elections the town backed Nicolas Sarkozy.

In the 2014 mayoral elections, 62% of voters chose right-wing parties: Gustave Dassonville (UMP) received 40% of the votes and JeanTemplate:NbhyphChristophe Destailleur (Centre-right) received 22% of the votes. Left-wing parties, with 38% of the votes, were defeated, and Gustave Dassonville was elected.[6] Six years later, in 2020, JeanTemplate:NbhyphChristophe Destailleur (Centre-right) was elected mayor of Halluin.

Despite the noted gentrification of Halluin, the neighbouring town of Menen, Belgium, situated within walking distance of central Halluin, underwent a simultaneous radicalization, given the municipality's attempts to ban its employees from speaking French to Francophone people whose command of Dutch may be limited, and to use sign language instead. While some townsfolk of Halluin's adjoining conurbation may have regarded this as a brave attempt to enforce Flemish supremacy over Francophone neighbours, others, including Francophone neighbours themselves, and international observers may have regarded such a measure as allegedly fanatical and insensitive to the needs of Francophone neighbours with limited command of Dutch. International press comment was provoked by these municipal regulations.[7]

Points of interest

Twin towns

Halluin is twinned with:

See also

References

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  1. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in français). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
  2. ^ INSEE commune file
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  5. ^ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
  6. ^ 2014 Municipal election Halluin (Newspaper Le Monde)
  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Français interdit: Belgian town of Menen bans the use of French". Independent.co.uk. 5 September 2013.

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