Phalempin
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | North | |
| Arrondissement | Lille | |
| Canton | Annœullin | |
| Community association | Pévèle-Carembault | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 31 ' N , 3 ° 1' E | |
| height | 24-65 m | |
| surface | 7.93 km 2 | |
| Residents | 4,729 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 596 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 59133 | |
| INSEE code | 59462 | |
| Website | http://www.phalempin.fr/ | |
 Phalempin City Hall |
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Phalempin is a French commune with a population of 4,729 (as at 1st January 2017) in the department of Nord in the region of Hauts-de-France . Phalempin belongs to the Arrondissement of Lille and the Canton of Annœullin . The inhabitants are called Phalempinois (es) .
geography
Phalempin, the former capital of the historic Carembault region , is about 13 kilometers south of Lille and 17 kilometers north of Lens . Phalempin is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Seclin in the north, Attiches in the east, La Neuville in the southeast, Wahagnies in the south, Libercourt in the southwest, Camphin-en-Carembault in the west and Chemy in the northwest.
Phalempin station is on the Paris – Lille line .
history
In 1039, the Saint-Christophe Abbey was founded by Phalempin and destroyed in the revolutionary years between 1789 and 1795.
Population development
| year | Residents | year | Residents | year | Residents | year | Residents | year | Residents |
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| 1793 | 1.014 | 1841 | 1,375 | 1881 | 1,434 | 1936 | 2,597 | 1982 | 4,377 |
| 1800 | 1,025 | 1846 | 1,376 | 1886 | 1,481 | 1946 | 2,509 | 1990 | 4,678 |
| 1806 | 1,090 | 1851 | 1,361 | 1896 | 1,647 | 1954 | 2,739 | 1999 | 4,615 |
| 1821 | 1,149 | 1856 | 1,389 | 1911 | 2,086 | 1962 | 3,001 | 2006 | 4,390 |
| 1831 | 1.311 | 1872 | 1,463 | 1921 | 2.128 | 1968 | 3,457 | 2011 | 4,446 |
| 1836 | 1,346 | 1876 | 1,482 | 1926 | 2,252 | 1975 | 4,070 |
Attractions
- Ruins of the 11th century Saint-Christophe Abbey
- Saint-Christophe Church
- Melchior Castle / Town Hall
- British War Cemetery
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Nord. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-119-8 , pp. 1306-1308.
Web links
- Monuments historiques (objects) in Phalempin in the base Palissy of the French Ministry of Culture
Individual evidence
- ↑ Phalempin on cassini.ehess.fr (French)