Vieille-Chapelle

Vieille-Chapelle Oedekapelle
Commune
The town hall of Vieille-Chapelle
Coat of arms
Location of Vieille-Chapelle
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Coordinates: 50°35′32″N2°42′23″E / 50.5922°N 2.7064°E / 50.5922; 2.7064 Coordinates: 50°35′32″N2°42′23″E / 50.5922°N 2.7064°E / 50.5922; 2.7064
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)	Jean-Michel Desse [1]
Area 1	3.41 km2 (1.32 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019) [2]	805
• Density	240/km2 (610/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62851 /62136
Elevation	16–19 m (52–62 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.

Vieille-Chapelle (West Flemish : Oedekapelle) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. ^[3]

Geography

Vieille-Chapelle is situated some 7 miles (11 km) northeast of Béthune and 15 miles (24 km) west of Lille, at the junction of the D182 and D172 roads. The river Lawe flows through the commune.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	323	—
1975	324	+0.04%
1982	466	+5.33%
1990	681	+4.86%
1999	697	+0.26%
2007	719	+0.39%
2012	793	+1.98%
2017	778	−0.38%
Source: INSEE [4]

Places of interest

• Ruins of a medieval castle.
• The church of Notre-Dame, rebuilt along with much of the village, after World War I.
• The war memorial.
• The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

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 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
3. INSEE commune file
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Vieille-Chapelle .

• The CWGC graves in the commune’s cemetery
• The CWGC military cemetery