Comines
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | North | |
| Arrondissement | Lille | |
| Canton | Lambersart | |
| Community association | Métropole Européenne de Lille | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 46 ′ N , 3 ° 1 ′ E | |
| height | 11-24 m | |
| surface | 16.02 km 2 | |
| Residents | 12,358 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 771 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 59560 | |
| INSEE code | 59152 | |
_JPG01.jpg) Town Hall and Beffroi of Comines |
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Comines ( Dutch Komen , Frans-Komen ) is a French municipality with 12,358 inhabitants (1 January 2017) in Nord in the region of Hauts-de-France .
geography
The northern French municipality of Comines is located on the Leie (French: Lys ) river, which forms the border with Belgium over a length of 25 kilometers . The place opposite the border river is also called Comines and is part of the Belgian municipality of Comines-Warneton . The city of Lille is about 15 kilometers south of Comines, Kortrijk about 18 kilometers northeast.
history
The city had a strategically important location on the Leie as access to Flanders and was destroyed and rebuilt several times in the course of history. So was at the time of Charles III. de Croÿ, the castle was rebuilt, the Saint Chrysole church was completed in 1615 and the Beffroi (German belfry ) was built in its current form in 1623.
In 1668 the city was divided along the Leie as a natural border. The northern part now belonged to the Spanish Netherlands and the southern part to France. Louis XIV had the castle fortified by Vauban , but the fortress was destroyed by the Spanish in 1674. The Treaty of Utrecht in 1713 confirmed the Leie River as the border in the city.
After 1789 in the French Revolution and the coalition wars , the city was reunited with the annexation of Belgium. After Belgium became independent in 1830, the city was divided again. In the following years, the textile industry began to expand in the - French - city.
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Buildings
The current church of Saint Chrysole was built by Dom Bellot between 1925 and 1928 after the original church was destroyed in the neo-Byzantine style and consecrated in 1929.
A belfry (French: Beffroi) has existed in the city since the end of the 12th century ; it symbolizes the self-government of the city. The town hall and the belfry were destroyed in the First World War and restored in 1924, as it was built in 1623. The belfry has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2005 .
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Comines
Géants de Comines
The Géants de Comines (Eng. Giants of Comines) have existed since 1884. They are examples of the traditional giant figures ( Géants du Nord ) that are common at festivals in the Pas-de-Calais region in France and Belgium . In 1884 the figure of the Grande Gueuloute and the P'tite Chorchire first appeared in Comines . In 1984 the figure of Buchard de Comines and in 1987 the figure of Messire de Comines was added.
Grande Gueuloute and P'tite Chorchire
Buchard de Comines
Messire de Comines
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Nord. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-119-8 , pp. 1369-1378.
Web links
- Community presentation (French)