Comines, Nord

For the municipality in Belgium, see Comines-Warneton.

Comines
Town hall and belfry
Comines
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Comines
Administration
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Lille
Canton	Quesnoy-sur-Deûle
Intercommunality	Lille Métropole
Mayor	Alain Detournay (2006–2008)
Statistics
Elevation	11–24 m (36–79 ft) (avg. 18 m/59 ft)
Land area1	16.02 km2 (6.19 sq mi)
Population2	11,952  (1999)
- Density	746 /km2 (1,930 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	59152/ 59560
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.

Coordinates: 50°45′42″N 3°00′31″E / 50.7616°N 3.00861°E / 50.7616; 3.00861

Comines (Dutch: Komen) is a commune of the Nord department in northern France.

Geography

The town of Comines is located at the Franco-Belgian border, and is split into two parts: Comines (France) and Comines (Belgium), part of the municipality of Comines-Warneton.

Heraldry

The arms of Comines are blazoned : Argent, a key palewise sable between 5 cinqfoils gules 2,2,1.

Sights

The belfry of Comines is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, as part of the Belfries of Belgium and France.

See also

• Communes of the Nord department

References

• INSEE commune file