La Chapelle-d'Armentières

La Chapelle-d’Armentières

Coat of arms
La Chapelle-d’Armentières

Coordinates: 50°40′25″N 2°53′46″E / 50.6736°N 2.8961°E / 50.6736; 2.8961Coordinates: 50°40′25″N 2°53′46″E / 50.6736°N 2.8961°E / 50.6736; 2.8961
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Nord
Arrondissement Lille
Canton Armentières
Intercommunality Lille Métropole
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Bernard Coisne
Area1 10.33 km2 (3.99 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 7,903
  Density 770/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 59143 / 59930
Elevation 15–20 m (49–66 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.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

La Chapelle-d'Armentières is a commune of the Nord department in northern France.

It is part of the Urban Community of Lille Métropole.

Heraldry

The arms of La Chapelle-d'Armentières are blazoned :
Argent, a fleurs de lys gules, between in chief a sun and a crescent bendwise sinister Or, in center point overall, a church portal sable.

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