La Madeleine, Nord
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Lille |
| Canton | Lille-Nord |
| Intercommunality | Lille Métropole |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Sébastien Leprêtre |
| Area1 | 2.84 km2 (1.10 sq mi) |
| Population (1999)2 | 22,399 |
| • Density | 7,900/km2 (20,000/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59368 / 59110 |
| Elevation | 16–38 m (52–125 ft) (avg. 40 m or 130 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
La Madeleine is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
It is a suburb of the city of Lille, bordering it on its north side.
Heraldry
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The arms of La Madeleine are blazoned : Sable, an eagle argent, beaked and membered Or. (La Madeleine and Pont-à-Marcq use the same arms.) |
History
In 1944, Pierre Marchant and Lucien Olivier, two members of the French resistance from La Madeleine, were killed near Hill 60 (Ypres) by Germans.
Education
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The École Japonaise du Nord-Pas-de-Calais (ノール＝パ・ド・カレー日本人学校 Nōsu Pa do Karē Nihonjin Gakkō), a part-time Japanese supplementary school, is held in La Madeleine.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ "欧州の補習授業校一覧（平成25年4月15日現在）" (Archive). Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT). Retrieved on May 10, 2014. "Ecole Japonaise du Nord-Pas de Calais 116,45 Rue du Maréchal Foch, 59110 La Madeleine FRANCE"
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- Official website (French)
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