Vieille-Chapelle
Vieille-Chapelle is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
Vieille-Chapelle | |
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 The town hall of Vieille-Chapelle | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Vieille-Chapelle 
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| Coordinates: 50°35′32″N 2°42′23″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Béthune |
| Canton | Beuvry |
| Intercommunality | CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-Michel Desse |
| Area 1 | 3.41 km2 (1.32 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 778 |
| • Density | 230/km2 (590/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. | |
Geography
Vieille-Chapelle is situated some 7 miles (11.3 km) northeast of Béthune and 15 miles (24.1 km) west of Lille, at the junction of the D182 and D172 roads. The river Lawe flows through the commune.
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| Population | 291 | 323 | 324 | 466 | 681 | 697 | 726 |
| From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once. | |||||||
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.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Vieille-Chapelle. |
- The CWGC graves in the commune’s cemetery
- The CWGC military cemetery
- Vieille-Chapelle on the Quid website (in French)
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