2-554: Mons-en-Barœul ( French pronunciation: [mɔ̃s ɑ̃ baʁœl] ) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France . It is a suburb of the city of Lille , and is adjacent to it on the northeast. The name Mons-en-Barœul means mount in the Barœul, the city is built on a slight hill; the Barœul was a former territory (see also Marcq-en-Barœul ). Before the sixteenth century, little
4-435: Is known of this county, which was only rural. Plans of the eighteenth century show Mons-en-Barœul as a small village without a church, with farms scattered along the high road from Lille to Roubaix . It is a former dependency of Fives, a district which is now part of Lille . Or, a bend sable. ( Flesquières , Gonnelieu , Mons-en-Barœul and Viesly use the same arms.) This Nord geographical article
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