Cappelle-la-Grande

Cappelle-la-Grande

Kapelle
Cappelle-la-Grande Kapelle
Commune
	Cappelle-la-Grande in the arrondissement of Dunkirk
	Coat of arms
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	Coordinates: 50°59′56″N 2°21′50″E / 50.999°N 2.364°ECoordinates: 50°59′56″N 2°21′50″E / 50.999°N 2.364°E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Dunkirk
Canton	Coudekerque-Branche
Intercommunality	Communauté urbaine de Dunkerque
Government
• Mayor (2014-2020)	Léon Devloies
Area 1	5.46 km2 (2.11 sq mi)
Population (Jan. 2018)	7,909
• Density	1,400/km2 (3,800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59131 /59180
Elevation	1–5 m (3.3–16.4 ft) ; (avg. 2 m or 6.6 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Cappelle-la-Grande (Dutch: Kapelle) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

It is very close to Dunkirk.

Politics[]

	Candidate	Party	%
2017	Marine Le Pen	FN	62.68
2012	François Hollande	PS	62.69
2007	Nicolas Sarkozy	UMP	56.43
2002	Jacques Chirac	RPR	73.13

	The arms of Cappelle-la-Grande are blazoned : Argent semy of cross-crosslets fitchy, 2 fesses sable, and in chief an inescutcheon Or a chevron sable.