Comines (French pronunciation: [kɔmin]; Dutch: Komen) is a commune of the Nord department in northern France.[3]

Comines
Town hall and belfry
Town hall and belfry
Coat of arms of Comines
Location of Comines
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Comines is located in France
Comines
Comines
Comines is located in Hauts-de-France
Comines
Comines
Coordinates: 50°45′42″N 3°00′31″E / 50.7616°N 3.0086°E / 50.7616; 3.0086
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementLille
CantonLambersart
IntercommunalityMétropole Européenne de Lille
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Éric Vanstaen[1]
Area
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16.02 km2 (6.19 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
12,671
 • Density790/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59152 /59560
Elevation11–24 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

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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.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 10,128—    
1975 10,485+0.50%
1982 10,915+0.58%
1990 11,320+0.46%
1999 11,952+0.61%
2007 12,208+0.27%
2012 12,787+0.93%
2017 12,358−0.68%
Source: INSEE[4]

Heraldry

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Arms of Comines
The arms of Comines are blazoned :
Argent, a key palewise sable between 5 cinqfoils gules 2,2,1.



Sights

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The belfry of Comines was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site as part of the Belfries of Belgium and France in 2005, in recognition of its importance to the history of municipal power in Europe.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. ^ "Belfries of Belgium and France". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. Retrieved 5 November 2021.