Comines | |
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![]() Town hall and belfry | |
Coordinates: 50°45′42″N 3°00′31″E / 50.7616°N 3.0086°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Nord |
Arrondissement | Lille |
Canton | Lambersart |
Intercommunality | Métropole Européenne de Lille |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Éric Vanstaen[1] |
Area 1 | 16.02 km2 (6.19 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 12,671 |
• Density | 790/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 59152 /59560 |
Elevation | 11–24 m (36–79 ft) (avg. 18 m or 59 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Comines (French pronunciation: [kɔmin]; Dutch: Komen) is a commune of the Nord department in northern France.[3]
Geography
[edit]The town of Comines sits on the Franco-Belgian border and is split into two parts: Comines (France) and Comines (Belgium), part of the municipality of Comines-Warneton.
Population
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 10,128 | — |
1975 | 10,485 | +0.50% |
1982 | 10,915 | +0.58% |
1990 | 11,320 | +0.46% |
1999 | 11,952 | +0.61% |
2007 | 12,208 | +0.27% |
2012 | 12,787 | +0.93% |
2017 | 12,358 | −0.68% |
Source: INSEE[4] |
Heraldry
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The arms of Comines are blazoned : Argent, a key palewise sable between 5 cinqfoils gules 2,2,1.
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Sights
[edit]The belfry of Comines was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site as part of the Belfries of Belgium and France in 2005, in recognition of its importance to the history of municipal power in Europe.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ "Belfries of Belgium and France". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. Retrieved 5 November 2021.