La Chapelle-d'Armentières
La Chapelle- d'Armentières is a commune with 8389 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Nord, in the Nord -Pas -de -Calais. It belongs to the Local Government Association, Lille Métropole Communauté urbaine.
Geography
La Chapelle- d'Armentières is a neighboring town of Armentieres. It lies on the 25 freeway near the Belgian border in the Pays de Weppes in the Flandre gallicante ( Gallic Flanders ), 15 kilometers north of Lille and 60 kilometers south of Dunkirk. The hamlet of La Choque and Wez Macquart belong to the community.
History
Until the French Revolution (1789-1799) La Chapelle- d'Armentières belonged to Armentieres. Then, the location was separated in 1790 under the name of Armentieres -Paroisse and 1794 reintegrated before it was finally replaced in 1820 under its present name from Armentieres. 1854, the district of Bois -Grenier became a separate parish.
In the First World War (1914-1918) La Chapelle- d'Armentières was destroyed by the war of position. It took until the 1960s, until the population recovered again.
Twinning
- Birchington (United Kingdom), since 1989
Attractions
Several military cemeteries of the Commonwealth are in La Chapelle- d'Armentières.