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Leers
Commune
The church in Leers
Coat of arms
Location of Leers
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Coordinates: 50°40′57″N 3°14′41″E / 50.6825°N 3.2447°E / 50.6825; 3.2447
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Lille
Canton	Roubaix-2
Intercommunality	Métropole Européenne de Lille
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Rafa Godefroy[1]
Area 1	5.4 km2 (2.1 sq mi)
Population  (2023)[2]	9,521
• Density	1,800/km2 (4,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59339 /59115
Elevation	16–37 m (52–121 ft) (avg. 37 m or 121 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Leers (French pronunciation: [lɛʁs] ^ⓘ, Dutch: [leːrs]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.^[3]

It is part of the Métropole Européenne de Lille, and is about 15 km (9.3 mi) northeast of Lille.

• Communes of the Nord department