Comines, Nord
Comines (Dutch: Komen) is a commune of the Nord department in northern France.
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Comines 
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| Coordinates: 50°45′42″N 3°00′31″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Lille |
| Canton | Lambersart |
| Intercommunality | Métropole Européenne de Lille |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014-2020) | Alain Detournay |
| Area 1 | 16.02 km2 (6.19 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 12,358 |
| • Density | 770/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59152 /59560 |
| Elevation | 11–24 m (36–79 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. | |
Geography
The town of Comines sits on the Franco-Belgian border and is split into two parts: Comines (France) and Comines (Belgium), part of the municipality of Comines-Warneton.
Heraldry
Arms of Comines |
The arms of Comines are blazoned : Argent, a key palewise sable between 5 cinqfoils gules 2,2,1. |
Sights
The belfry of Comines is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, as part of the Belfries of Belgium and France.
See also
External links
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- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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