Comines, Nord

Comines
Commune
Town hall and belfry
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 50°45′42″N 3°00′31″E / 50.7616°N 3.0086°E / 50.7616; 3.0086Coordinates: 50°45′42″N 3°00′31″E / 50.7616°N 3.0086°E / 50.7616; 3.0086
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Lille
Canton	Lambersart
Intercommunality	Métropole Européenne de Lille
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Éric Vanstaen
Area 1	16.02 km2 (6.19 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[1]	12,498
• Density	780/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59152 /59560
Elevation	11–24 m (36–79 ft) (avg. 18 m or 59 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Comines (French pronunciation: ​[kɔmin]; Dutch: Komen) is a commune of the Nord department in northern France.

Geography[]

The town of Comines sits on the Franco-Belgian border and is split into two parts: Comines (France) and Comines (Belgium), part of the municipality of Comines-Warneton.

Heraldry[]

The arms of Comines are blazoned : Argent, a key palewise sable between 5 cinqfoils gules 2,2,1.

Sights[]

The belfry of Comines is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, as part of the Belfries of Belgium and France.

See also[]

• Communes of the Nord department

References[]

External links[]

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