La Madeleine, Nord
Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
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La Madeleine (French pronunciation: [la madlɛn] ⓘ) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]
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_Nord-France.svg) Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates: 50°39′21″N 3°04′16″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Lille |
| Canton | Lille-1 |
| Intercommunality | Métropole Européenne de Lille |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Sébastien Leprêtre[1] |
Area 1 | 2.84 km2 (1.10 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 21,790 |
| • Density | 7,670/km2 (19,900/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59368 /59110 |
| Elevation | 16–38 m (52–125 ft) (avg. 40 m or 130 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
It is a suburb of the city of Lille, bordering it on its north side.
Heraldry
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The arms of La Madeleine are blazoned : Sable, an eagle argent, beaked and membered Or. (La Madeleine and Pont-à-Marcq use the same arms.)
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History
In 1944, Pierre Marchant and Lucien Olivier, two members of the French resistance from La Madeleine, were killed near Hill 60 (Ypres) by Germans.
Population
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Education
Schools in the commune:
- Public preschools (écoles maternelles): Anne Frank, Courbet, d'Hallendre, du Moulin - Alphonse Daudet, and Gaston Leclercq[6]
- Public elementary schools: Victor Hugo, Louise de Bettignies, Kléber, and Edmond Rostand[6]
- Private preschools and elementary schools: Institution Jeanne d'Arc and Ecole Sainte-Geneviève[6]
- One public junior high school, Collège Flandre[7]
- One private junior high school, Collège privé Saint-Jean[7]
- One public senior high school, Lycée Valentine Labbé[7]
The École Japonaise du Nord-Pas-de-Calais (ノール=パ・ド・カレー日本人学校 Nōsu Pa do Karē Nihonjin Gakkō), a part-time Japanese supplementary school, is held in La Madeleine.[8]
