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Flag of Lys-lez-Lannoy, current (left) and former (right) version
Images by Olivier Touzeau, 13 December 2025 and Pascal Vagnat & Arnaud Leroy, 27 October 2009.
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Lys-lez-Lannoy (13,987 inhabitants, 326 ha) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
Lys was inhabited as early as the Gallo-Roman period. The first
certain document attesting to the existence of Lys-lez-Lannoy (spelled
Lis) dates from 1164. The history of this town is inextricably linked
to that of neighbouring town of Lannoy.
In the 19th century, the two towns were forced to merge, a move
proposed by the mayor of Lannoy and authorized by the prefect of the
Nord department in September 1867. The Council of State annulled this
forced union on February 14, 1868. During the same period, the town
experienced growth with the rise of industry. It was home to several
spinning mills, wool factories, and other industrial businesses.
During both World Wars, the town was occupied by the Germans. During
the Second World War, it was liberated by British and Polish troops
who were stationed in the castles of Lannoy.
Olivier Touzeau, 13 December 2025
The flag is white with the coat of arms and the name of the commune below.
The arms of Lys-lez-Lannoy are blazoned : Vair, a chief gules.
Current version: photo (2024), photo (2023).
Former version, from Doublet flagmaker catalogue in 2000: source (2009).
Olivier Touzeau, 13 December 2025