Cappelle-la-Grande
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | North | |
| Arrondissement | Dunkerque | |
| Canton | Coudekerque branch | |
| Community association | Community urbaine de Dunkerque | |
| Coordinates | 51 ° 0 ′ N , 2 ° 22 ′ E | |
| height | 1-5 m | |
| surface | 5.46 km 2 | |
| Residents | 7,899 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 1,447 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 59180 | |
| INSEE code | 59131 | |
| Website | www.cappellelagrande.fr/ | |
 Town hall ( Mairie ) of Cappelle-la-Grande |
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Cappelle-la-Grande ( Dutch Chapel ) is a French municipality with 7899 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Nord in the region of Hauts-de-France . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Dunkerque and the canton of Coudekerque-Branche (until 2015: Dunkerque-Ouest ). The inhabitants are called Cappellois (es) .
geography
The municipality is located on the Canal de Bergues and the Canal de Bourbourg . Cappelle-la-Grande is surrounded in the north and north-west by Dunkirk , Coudekerque-Branche in the north-east, Téteghem-Coudekerque-Village in the east, Bierne in the south-east and south and Armbouts-Cappel in the south-west and south.
The national route 225 runs through the municipality .
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
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| 4781 | 5723 | 7962 | 9186 | 8990 | 8613 | 8131 | 7899 |
Attractions
- The Palais de l'univers et des sciences de Cappelle-la-Grande (“Le PLUS”), planetarium and exhibition hall
chess
An international chess open has been held in Cappelle-la-Grande since 1985 , which is now the largest French chess tournament with more than 600 participants.
Personalities
- Alain Vasseur (* 1948), racing cyclist
- Sylvain Vasseur (* 1946), racing cyclist
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Nord. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-119-8 , pp. 715-716.
