Vieille-Chapelle
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
| Arrondissement | Bethune | |
| Canton | Beuvry | |
| Community association | Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys novels | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 36 ′ N , 2 ° 42 ′ E | |
| height | 16-19 m | |
| surface | 3.41 km 2 | |
| Residents | 778 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 228 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 62136 | |
| INSEE code | 62851 | |
| Website | http://www.vieille-chapelle.fr/ | |
 Town Hall (Mairie) and Vieille-Chapelle School |
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Vieille-Chapelle (Flemish: Oudkapelle ) is a French municipality with 778 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Pas-de-Calais in the region of Hauts-de-France . Vieille-Chapelle belongs to the arrondissement of Béthune and since 2015 to the canton of Beuvry (before: canton of Béthune-Est ). The municipality is a member of the Béthune-Bruay municipal association , Artois-Lys Romane .
geography
Vieille-Chapelle is located in Artois on the Lawe and Loisne rivers . Vieille-Chapelle is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Lestrem in the north and northwest, Richebourg in the east and La Couture in the south and west.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
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| 355 | 323 | 324 | 466 | 681 | 697 | 715 | 793 |
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Attractions
- Notre-Dame church, rebuilt after the First World War
- Castle ruins
- British military cemetery
Web links
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