Comines, Nord

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For the municipality in Belgium, see Comines-Warneton.

Coordinates: 50°45′42″N 3°00′31″E / 50.7616, 3.00861

Commune of Comines

Town hall and belfry of Comines
Location
Comines, Nord (France)
Comines, Nord
Administration
Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department Nord
Arrondissement Lille
Canton Le Quesnoy-sur-Deûle
Intercommunality Lille Métropole
Mayor Alain Detournay
(2006-2008)
Statistics
Elevation 11 m–24 m
(avg. 18 m)
Land area¹ 16.02 km²
Population²
(1999)		 11,952
 - Density 746/km² (1999)
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 59152/ 59560
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.
France

Comines (Dutch: Zuid-Komen) is a commune of the Nord département, Nord-Pas-de-Calais région in northern France.

[edit] Geography

The town of Comines is located at the Franco-Belgian border, and is split into two parts: Comines (France) and Comines (Belgium), part of the municipality of Comines-Warneton.

[edit] Sights

The belfry of Comines is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, as part of the Belfries of Belgium and France.

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Coordinates: 50°46′N, 3°01′E

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