Country Area 20,780 | Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais Mayor Gustave Dassonville | |
Halluin (Dutch: ) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
Contents
- Map of Halluin
- Transport
- Heraldry
- Politics
- Twin towns
- Nicolas sarkozy en visite a halluin
- Loto 7 millions deuros gagnes a halluin
- Geography
- Points of interest
- References
Map of Halluin
Transport
The line was formerly served by the Somain-Halluin Railway.
The A22 autoroute links the town to Lille and Belgium.
Heraldry
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 interbellum. However, since the 1990s Halluin has become gentrified, and in the 2007 and 2012 presidential elections the town backed Nicolas Sarkozy.
In 2014 mayoral elections, voters chose the right wing parties by a solid margin of 62% :
Gustave Dassonville (UMP) received 40% of the votes and Jean-Christophe Destailleur (Centre-right) received 22% of the votes.
Left wing parties with 38% of votes have been defeated, and Gustave Dassonville has been elected mayor of this town.
Twin towns
Halluin is twinned with:
- Menen, Belgium
- Oer-Erkenschwick, Germany - since 1969
- North Tyneside, England - since 1994
- Pniewy, Poland - since 1998
- Lubbenau, Germany - since 2000
- Kocevje, Slovenia - since 2000
- NKong-Zem, Cameroon - since 2001
Nicolas sarkozy en visite a halluin
Loto 7 millions deuros gagnes a halluin
Geography
It is located at the north of the Lille Urban Community, on the Belgian border, contiguous with the Belgian town of Menen.