Comines, Nord
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{{Infobox French commune
|name = Comines
|commune status = Commune
|image = Comines (France) JPG01.jpg
|image coat of arms = Blason Comines 59.svg
|caption = Town hall and belfry
|arrondissement = Lille
|canton = Lambersart
|INSEE = 59152
|postal code = 59560
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = Métropole Européenne de Lille
|coordinates = {{coord|50.7616|3.0086|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 18
|elevation min m = 11
|elevation max m = 24
|area km2 = 16.02
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
Comines ({{IPA|fr|kɔmin}}; {{langx|nl|Komen}}) is a commune of the Nord department in northern France.[https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/59152-comines INSEE commune file]
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
{{Historical populations
|source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-59152#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
|percentages = pagr
|align = none
|graph-pos = right
|1968 |10128
|1975 |10485
|1982 |10915
|1990 |11320
|1999 |11952
|2007 |12208
|2012 |12787
|2017 |12358
}}
Heraldry
{{Blazon-arms
|img1=Blason Comines 59.svg
|legend1=Arms of Comines
|text=The arms of Comines are blazoned :
Argent, a key palewise sable between 5 cinqfoils gules 2,2,1.
}}
Sights
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.{{cite web |url = http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/943 |title= Belfries of Belgium and France |website = UNESCO World Heritage Centre |publisher = United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization |access-date = 5 November 2021}}
See also
References
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{{Commons category|Comines (France)|Comines, Nord}}
{{European Metropolis Lille}}
{{Nord communes}}
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Category:Communes of Nord (French department)
Category:Belgium–France border crossings
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