Comines, Nord
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For the municipality in Belgium, see Comines-Warneton.
Location | |
Administration | |
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Country | France |
Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
Department | Nord |
Arrondissement | Lille |
Canton | Le Quesnoy-sur-Deûle |
Intercommunality | Lille Métropole |
Mayor | Alain Detournay (2006-2008) |
Statistics | |
Elevation | 11 m–24 m (avg. 18 m) |
Land area¹ | 16.02 km² |
Population² (1999) |
11,952 |
- Density | 746/km² (1999) |
Miscellaneous | |
INSEE/Postal code | 59152/ 59560 |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Comines (Dutch: Zuid-Komen) is a commune of the Nord département, Nord-Pas-de-Calais région in northern France.
[edit] Geography
The town of Comines is located at the Franco-Belgian border, and is split into two parts: Comines (France) and Comines (Belgium), part of the municipality of Comines-Warneton.
[edit] Sights
The belfry of Comines is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, as part of the Belfries of Belgium and France.
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