Comines
Comines (Komen) is a commune of the Nord department in northern France.
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• Name — Comines • Commune Status — Commune • Arrondissement — Lille • Canton — Lambersart • Insee — 59152 • Postal Code — 59560 • Mayor — Éric Vanstaen • Term — 2020–2026 • Intercommunality — Métropole Européenne de Lille • Elevation M — 18 • Elevation Min M — 11 • Elevation Max M — 24 • Area Km2 — 16.02
Geography
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.
Sights
Sights
The Hôtel de Ville and belfry were completed in 1929 and 1932 respectively. The belfry of Comines was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site as part of the Belfries of Belgium and France in 2005, in recognition of its importance to the history of municipal power in Europe.
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- 1.data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. Répertoire national des élus: les maires. 13 September 2022.
- 2.INSEE commune file
- 3.Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
- 4.Base Mérimée PA59000068
- 5.United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. Belfries of Belgium and France. UNESCO World Heritage Centre.
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