| La Bassée | |
| Commune Status: | Commune |
| Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason de la ville de La Bassée (59) Nord-France.svg |
| Arrondissement: | Lille |
| Canton: | Annœullin |
| Insee: | 59051 |
| Postal Code: | 59480 |
| Mayor: | Frédéric Cauderlier[1] |
| Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
| Intercommunality: | Métropole Européenne de Lille |
| Coordinates: | 50.5342°N 2.8081°W |
| Elevation M: | 43 |
| Elevation Min M: | 21 |
| Elevation Max M: | 31 |
| Area Km2: | 3.54 |
La Bassée (in French pronounced as /la bas'e/) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[2]
La Bassée was the birthplace of the painter and draftsman Louis-Léopold Boilly (1761 - 1845).[3]
Another native was Ignace François Broutin (c. 1690 - 1751), a colonial officer, surveyor, architect and engineer in Louisiana (New France).