Cappelle-la-Grande
Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
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Cappelle-la-Grande (French pronunciation: [kapɛl la ɡʁɑ̃d]; lit. 'Cappelle-the-Great'; Dutch: Kapelle) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3] It is on the border with Dunkirk.
Cappelle-la-Grande
Kapelle | |
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The town hall of Cappelle-la-Grande in 2009 | |
_Nord-France.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Cappelle-la-Grande | |
  Cappelle-la-Grande  Cappelle-la-Grande | |
| Coordinates: 50°59′56″N 2°21′50″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Dunkirk |
| Canton | Coudekerque-Branche |
| Intercommunality | CU de Dunkerque |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2024–2026) | Sophie Agneray[1] |
Area 1 | 5.46 km2 (2.11 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 7,839 |
| • Density | 1,440/km2 (3,720/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Cappellois |
| 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) |
| Website | www |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 5,723 | — |
| 1975 | 7,962 | +4.83% |
| 1982 | 9,186 | +2.06% |
| 1990 | 8,908 | −0.38% |
| 1999 | 8,613 | −0.37% |
| 2007 | 8,134 | −0.71% |
| 2012 | 8,022 | −0.28% |
| 2017 | 7,899 | −0.31% |
| 2023 | 7,839 | −0.13% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Heraldry
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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.
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