Armentières

Also known as Armentiers

Armentières (; , ) is a commune in the Nord department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France. It is part of the Métropole Européenne de Lille.

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Armentières is a commune and border city in France, situated within the Lille metropolis and the arrondissement of Lille in the Nord department. It serves as the capital of the canton of Armentières. The town has a population of 26,998, comprising 11,998 males and 12,884 females. Its area is 6.28 square kilometers, with an elevation above sea level of 20 meters.

The municipality shares borders with Comines-Warneton, La Chapelle-d'Armentières, Erquinghem-Lys, and Houplines. It is twinned with Osterode am Harz and Stalybridge. Armentières received the Croix de guerre 1914–1918. The town is located in the Hauts-de-France region and uses the postal code 59280.

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Place details

Locality: Armentières
Region: Hauts-de-France
Country: France
Population: 26,646
Timezone: Europe/Paris

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Key facts

French commune.name: Armentières
French commune.native name: Armentiers
French commune.commune status: Commune
French commune.image: Armentières.JPG
French commune.caption: The Hôtel de Ville
French commune.image coat of arms: Blason ville fr Armentières (Nord).svg
French commune.arrondissement: Lille
French commune.canton: Armentières
French commune.INSEE: 59017
French commune.postal code: 59280
French commune.mayor: Jean-Michel Monpays
French commune.term: 2024–2026
French commune.intercommunality: Métropole Européenne de Lille
French commune.elevation m: 17
French commune.area km2: 6.28

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: border city
Official name: Armentières
Award: Croix de guerre 1914–1918
Country: France
Located in: arrondissement of Lille
Population: 26998
Area: 6.28
Elevation: 20
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Shares border with: Houplines
Official website: www.ville-armentieres.fr
Image: Armentières.JPG

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topic's main category: Category:Armentières
twinned administrative body: Stalybridge
Commons category: Armentières
category for people born here: Category:Births in Armentières
category of associated people: Category:People from Armentières
postal code: 59280
described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
associated electoral district: canton of Armentières
male population: 11998
female population: 12884
social media followers: 1068
P8168: Christoph Traugott Delius
email address: mailto:[email protected]
contact page URL: www.ville-armentieres.fr/formulaire/formulaire-de-contact
phone number: +33-3-61-76-21-21
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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Geography
History
Population
Heraldry
Railways
Twin towns – sister cities
Notable people
Monuments
In fiction
See also
References
External links

Armentières (; , ) is a commune in the Nord department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France. It is part of the Métropole Européenne de Lille.

The motto of the town is Pauvre mais fière (Poor but proud).

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Armentières” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.