Neuve-Chapelle
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Neuve-Chapelle
Nieuwkappel | |
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The centre of Neuve-Chapelle | |
Coordinates: 50°35′04″N 2°46′52″E / 50.5844°N 2.7811°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Pas-de-Calais |
Arrondissement | Béthune |
Canton | Beuvry |
Intercommunality | CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Tanguy Robiquet[1] |
Area 1 | 1.86 km2 (0.72 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 1,419 |
• Density | 760/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 62606 /62840 |
Elevation | 17–20 m (56–66 ft) (avg. 19 m or 62 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Neuve-Chapelle (West Flemish: Nieuwkappel) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3] It was the site of a First World War battle in 1915.
Geography
[edit]Neuve-Chapelle is situated some 8 miles (13 km) northeast of Béthune and 16 miles (26 km) southwest of Lille, near the junction of the D947 and D171 roads.
History
[edit]The village gave its name to a battle of the First World War that began on 10 March 1915, and in which it was captured, not for the first time, by the IV and I Indian Corps. It was later adopted by the County Borough of Blackpool and was awarded the Croix de Guerre in 1922.
Population
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 462 | — |
1975 | 471 | +0.28% |
1982 | 548 | +2.19% |
1990 | 864 | +5.86% |
1999 | 958 | +1.15% |
2007 | 1,373 | +4.60% |
2012 | 1,319 | −0.80% |
2017 | 1,440 | +1.77% |
Source: INSEE[4] |
Places of interest
[edit]- The church of St. Christophe, rebuilt, as was much of the commune, after World War I.
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries and memorials.
- The Neuve-Chapelle Indian Memorial of the British Indian Army.
- Finds from the battlefield, in the mairie.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "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
External links
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