Cappelle-la-Grande

Cappelle-la-Grande
Kapelle

Cappelle-la-Grande in the arrondissement of Dunkirk
Cappelle-la-Grande
Administration
Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department Nord
Arrondissement Dunkirk
Canton Dunkerque-Ouest
Intercommunality Dunkerque grand littoral
Mayor Roger Gouvart
(2001–2008)
Statistics
Elevation 1–5 m (3.3–16 ft)
(avg. 2 m/6.6 ft)
Land area1 5.46 km2 (2.11 sq mi)
Population2 8,329  (2004)
 - Density 1,525 /km2 (3,950 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 59131/ 59180
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.

Cappelle-la-Grande (Dutch: Kapelle) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

It is very close to Dunkirk.

Heraldry

The arms of Cappelle-la-Grande are blazoned :
Argent semy of cross-crosslets fitchy, 2 fesses sable, and in chief an inescutcheon Or a chevron sable.

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