Neuve-Chapelle

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Neuve-Chapelle
Nieuwkappel
Commune
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Neuve-Chapelle
Coordinates: 50°35′04″N2°46′52″E / 50.5844°N 2.7811°E / 50.5844; 2.7811
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
 • Density760/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62606 /62840
Elevation17–20 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.

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Geography

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

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

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968462—    
1975471+0.28%
1982548+2.19%
1990864+5.86%
1999958+1.15%
20071,373+4.60%
20121,319−0.80%
20171,440+1.77%
Source: INSEE [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ↑ INSEE commune file
  4. ↑ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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