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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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38US AQIGood
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7.4 µg/m³
PM10
12.3 µg/m³
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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
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
  • See also
  • References
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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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