Comines, Nord
Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
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Comines (French pronunciation: [kɔmin]; Dutch: Komen) is a commune of the Nord department in northern France.[3]
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Comines | |
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The Hôtel de Ville and belfry | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Comines | |
  Comines Location within France  Comines Location within Hauts-de-France | |
| Coordinates: 50°45′42″N 3°00′31″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Lille |
| Canton | Lambersart |
| Intercommunality | Métropole Européenne de Lille |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Éric Vanstaen[1] |
Area 1 | 16.02 km2 (6.19 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 12,731 |
| • Density | 794.7/km2 (2,058/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. | |
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.
Population
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Heraldry
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The arms of Comines are blazoned : Argent, a key palewise sable between 5 cinqfoils gules 2,2,1.
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Sights
The Hôtel de Ville and belfry were completed in 1929 and 1932 respectively.[5] 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.[6]
