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Houplines
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Houplines (; ) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is part of the Métropole Européenne de Lille.
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Houplines is a commune and border city in France, situated within the Lille metropolis, Nord department, and arrondissement of Lille. It is located in the Hauts-de-France region and shares borders with Le Bizet, Armentières, La Chapelle-d'Armentières, and Frelinghien. The town has an area of 11.32 square kilometers and an elevation above sea level of 20 meters. Its postal code is 59116, and it is associated with the canton of Armentières.
The population of Houplines is recorded as 7,952, comprising 3,742 males and 4,063 females. The commune received the Croix de guerre 1914–1918 award. It is twinned with Kirchhundem. The official name of the municipality is Houplines, and it operates under the Europe/Paris timezone.
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Place details
- Locality
- Houplines
- Region
- Hauts-de-France
- Country
- France
- Population
- 8,119
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Houplines
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Mairie.jpg
- French commune.caption
- The town hall in Houplines
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason de la ville de Houplines (59) Nord-France.svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Lille
- French commune.canton
- Armentières
- French commune.INSEE
- 59317
- French commune.postal code
- 59116
- French commune.mayor
- Jean-François Legrand
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- Métropole Européenne de Lille
- French commune.elevation m
- 14
- French commune.elevation min m
- 12
- French commune.elevation max m
- 20
- French commune.area km2
- 11.32
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- border city
- Official name
- Houplines
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Lille
- Population
- 7921
- Area
- 11.32
- Elevation
- 19
- Shares border with
- Prémesques
- Official website
- www.ville-houplines.fr
- Image
- Mairie.jpg
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- Commons category
- Houplines
- postal code
- 59116
- associated electoral district
- canton of Armentières
- twinned administrative body
- Kirchhundem
- male population
- 3742
- female population
- 4063
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-3-20-10-36-00
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Population
- Heraldry
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- References
- External links
Houplines (; ) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is part of the Métropole Européenne de Lille.
Adjoining the communal (village) cemetery is the Houplines Communal Cemetery Extension, a Commonwealth War Graves Commission maintained cemetery containing the graves of 466 identified casualties, 465 of them Commonwealth servicemen who died in the area around the village during the First World War.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Houplines” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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