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Comines, Nord

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Comines
Commune
Town hall and belfry
Town hall and belfry
Coat of arms of Comines
Coat of arms
Location of Comines
Map
Comines is located in France
Comines
Comines
Comines is located in Hauts-de-France
Comines
Comines
Coordinates: 50°45′42″N 3°00′31″E / 50.7616°N 3.0086°E / 50.7616; 3.0086
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementLille
CantonLambersart
IntercommunalityMétropole Européenne de Lille
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Éric Vanstaen[1]
Area
1
16.02 km2 (6.19 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
12,649
 • Density790/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59152 /59560
Elevation11–24 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

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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

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
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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Arms of Comines
Arms of Comines
 The arms of Comines are blazoned :
Argent, a key palewise sable between 5 cinqfoils gules 2,2,1.



Sights

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. ^ "Belfries of Belgium and France". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
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