Houplines
Appearance
Houplines | |
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![]() The town hall in Houplines | |
Coordinates: 50°41′29″N 2°54′37″E / 50.6914°N 2.9103°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Nord |
Arrondissement | Lille |
Canton | Armentières |
Intercommunality | Métropole Européenne de Lille |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-François Legrand[1] |
Area 1 | 11.32 km2 (4.37 sq mi) |
Population (2022)[2] | 7,907 |
• Density | 700/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 59317 /59116 |
Elevation | 12–20 m (39–66 ft) (avg. 14 m or 46 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Houplines (French pronunciation: [uplin]; Dutch: Opline) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is part of the Métropole Européenne de Lille.[3]
Adjoining the communal (village) cemetery is the Houplines Communal Cemetery Extension, a
First World War
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Houplines maintains a partnership arrangement with the German community of Kirchhundem.
Population
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 6,398 | — |
1975 | 7,403 | +2.11% |
1982 | 7,924 | +0.98% |
1990 | 7,609 | −0.51% |
1999 | 7,907 | +0.43% |
2007 | 7,570 | −0.54% |
2012 | 7,791 | +0.58% |
2017 | 7,805 | +0.04% |
Source: INSEE[4] |
Heraldry
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The arms of Houplines are blazoned : Sable, a chief argent. (Ennetières-en-Weppes, Houplines and Sailly-lez-Lannoy use the same arms.)
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See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
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