La Madeleine, Nord
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Location within Hauts-de-France region  La Madeleine | ||
| Coordinates: 50°39′21″N 3°04′16″E / 50.6558°N 3.071°ECoordinates: 50°39′21″N 3°04′16″E / 50.6558°N 3.071°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Nord | |
| Arrondissement | Lille | |
| Canton | Lille-Nord | |
| Intercommunality | Lille Métropole | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Sébastien Leprêtre | |
| Area1 | 2.84 km2 (1.10 sq mi) | |
| Population (1999)2 | 22,399 | |
| • Density | 7,900/km2 (20,000/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59368 / 59110 | |
| Elevation |
16–38 m (52–125 ft) (avg. 40 m or 130 ft) | |
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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 Madeleine is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
It is a suburb of the city of Lille, bordering it on its north side.
Heraldry
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The arms of La Madeleine are blazoned : Sable, an eagle argent, beaked and membered Or. (La Madeleine and Pont-à-Marcq use the same arms.) |
History
In 1944, Pierre Marchant and Lucien Olivier, two members of the French resistance from La Madeleine, were killed near Hill 60 (Ypres) by Germans.
Education
Schools in the commune:
- Public preschools (écoles maternelles): Anne Frank, Courbet, d'Hallendre, du Moulin - Alphonse Daudet, and Gaston Leclercq[1]
- Public elementary schools: Victor Hugo, Louise de Bettignies, Kléber, and Edmond Rostand[1]
- Private preschools and elementary schools: Institution Jeanne d’Arc and Ecole Sainte-Geneviève[1]
- One public junior high school, Collège Flandre[2]
- One private junior high school, Collège privé Saint-Jean[2]
- One public senior high school, Lycée Valentine Labbé[2]
The École Japonaise du Nord-Pas-de-Calais (ノール＝パ・ド・カレー日本人学校 Nōsu Pa do Karē Nihonjin Gakkō), a part-time Japanese supplementary school, is held in La Madeleine.[3]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 "Maternelles et élémentaires ." La Madeleine, Nord. Retrieved on September 4, 2016.
- 1 2 3 "Etablissements secondaires ." La Madeleine, Nord. Retrieved on September 4, 2016.
- ↑ "欧州の補習授業校一覧（平成25年4月15日現在）" (Archive). Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT). Retrieved on May 10, 2014. "Ecole Japonaise du Nord-Pas de Calais 116,45 Rue du Maréchal Foch, 59110 La Madeleine FRANCE"
External links
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- Official website (French)
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