Faches-Thumesnil

Faches-Thumesnil
The town hall in Faches-Thumesnil
Location of Faches-Thumesnil
Faches-Thumesnil
Faches-Thumesnil
Coordinates: 50°35′58″N 3°04′28″E / 50.5994°N 3.0744°E / 50.5994; 3.0744
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementLille
CantonFaches-Thumesnil
IntercommunalityMétropole Européenne de Lille
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Patrick Proisy
Area
1
4.62 km2 (1.78 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
18,310
  Density4,000/km2 (10,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59220 /59155
Elevation30–58 m (98–190 ft)
(avg. 43 m or 141 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Faches-Thumesnil (French pronunciation: [faʃ tymenil]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

It is a suburb south of Lille and forms part of the Métropole Européenne de Lille.