La Madeleine (North)
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | North | |
| Arrondissement | Lille | |
| Canton | Lille-1 | |
| Community association | Métropole Européenne de Lille | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 39 ' N , 3 ° 4' O | |
| height | 16-40 m | |
| surface | 2.84 km 2 | |
| Residents | 21,173 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 7,455 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 59110 | |
| INSEE code | 59368 | |
| Website | http://www.ville-lamadeleine.fr | |
 Town hall (Mairie) of La Madeleine |
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La Madeleine ( Dutch : Berkem ) is a French municipality with 21,173 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Nord in the region of Hauts-de-France . It belongs to the arrondissement of Lille and the canton of Lille-1 .
geography
The municipality is located in the metropolitan area north of Lille . Neighboring municipalities are Marquette-lez-Lille in the north, Marcq-en-Barœul in the east, Lille in the south and Saint-André-lez-Lille in the north-west.
Population development
| year | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2010 | 2017 |
| Residents | 23.203 | 20,999 | 22,115 | 21,601 | 22,399 | 22,681 | 22,442 | 21,173 |
Twin cities
There is a city partnership with Kaarst in Germany .
Attractions
The relatively small town is lodging many buildings from the style of the Art Deco and Art Nouveau ( Art Nouveau ). A particularly large number of buildings of this type are located on Avenue de la République and the streets adjacent to it to the west: Avenue Saint-Maur , Rue Faidherbe , Rue Jean Bart , Rue Berthelot , Rue du Docteur Legay and Rue de Paris .
Other sights include the town hall and the adjoining church of Sainte-Marie-Madeleine . The main building of the Résidence Saint Maur nursing home is also impressive .
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Nord. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-119-8 , pp. 1048-1059.
Personalities
- Jacques Robichez (1914–1999), literary scholar, born in La Madeleine
Web links
- Monuments historiques (objects) in La Madeleine (North) in the base Palissy of the French Ministry of Culture
Remarks
- ^ De Nederlanden in Frankrijk, Jozef van Overstraeten, 1969