Templemars
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | North | |
| Arrondissement | Lille | |
| Canton | Faches-Thumesnil | |
| Community association | Métropole Européenne de Lille | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 34 ' N , 3 ° 3' E | |
| height | 28-47 m | |
| surface | 4.61 km 2 | |
| Residents | 3,344 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 725 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 59175 | |
| INSEE code | 59585 | |
| Website | http://www.ville-de-templemars.fr/ | |
 Town Hall ( Hôtel de ville ) |
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Templemars is a commune with 3344 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in Nord in the region of Hauts-de-France . Templemars belongs to the Arrondissement of Lille and is part of the Canton of Faches-Thumesnil (until 2015: Canton of Seclin-Nord ). The inhabitants are called Templemarois .
geography
Templemars is located in the metropolitan area south of Lille . Templemars is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Wattignies in the north and north-west, Faches-Thumesnil in the north-east, Vendeville in the east, Avelin in the south-east and Seclin in the south and west.
Wattignies-Templemars station is on the Paris – Lille railway line . The A1 autoroute leads through the municipality .
history
The name suggests a Martian temple from the Gallo-Roman period. Archaeologists suggest that a Celtic settlement was built by Caesar's troops in 52 BC. Was destroyed and a temple in honor of the god of war was built as a token of victory.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
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| 2335 | 2619 | 2693 | 3052 | 3359 | 3435 | 3342 | 3344 |
Attractions
- Church of Saint-Martin (see also: List of Monuments historiques in Templemars )
- Notre-Dame-des-Champs chapel
- Old hostel from the 17th century
- British military cemetery from WWI
economy
This is where the building materials trader Castorama is based .
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Nord. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-119-8 , pp. 1485-1486.
