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Seclin
Commune
Seclin Town Hall
Coat of arms
Location of Seclin
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Coordinates: 50°32′56″N 3°01′49″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Lille
Canton	Faches-Thumesnil
Intercommunality	Métropole Européenne de Lille
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	François-Xavier Cadart
Area 1	17.42 km2 (6.73 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	13,261
• Density	761.3/km2 (1,972/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59560 /59113
Elevation	19–47 m (62–154 ft) (avg. 34 m or 112 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Seclin (French pronunciation: [səklɛ̃] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is part of the Métropole Européenne de Lille.

Population

Historical population Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1968 9,372 —     1975 9,924 +0.82% 1982 13,056 +4.00% 1990 12,281 −0.76% 1999 12,089 −0.17% 2007 12,219 +0.13% 2012 12,479 +0.42% 2017 12,414 −0.10% 2023 13,261 +1.11% Source: INSEE

Notable residents

• Adrien Fourmaux, rally driver
• André Ayew, Ghana national football team footballer
• Sébastien Enjolras, racing driver
• Victor Mollet, architect
• Jonathan Rousselle, basketball player
• Steeven Willems, Footballer

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in France

Seclin is twinned with:

• Apolda, Germany
• Larkhall, Scotland, United Kingdom
• Meguet, Burkina Faso
• Zabrze, Poland

See also

• Communes of the Nord department