- Armentières
French commune
nomcommune=Armentières
région=Nord-Pas-de-Calais
département=Nord| arrondissement=Lille
canton=Armentières
insee=59017
cp=59280
maire=Claude Hujeux
mandat=2001-2008
intercomm=Lille Métropole
longitude=2.88111111111
latitude=50.6880555556
alt moy=17 m
alt mini=
alt maxi=
hectares=628
km²=6.28
sans=25,273
date-sans=1999
dens=4022
date-dens=1999Armentières is a commune in the Nord department in the
Nord-Pas-de-Calais region in northernFrance . It is part of theUrban Community of Lille Métropole , and lies on the Belgian border, northwest of the city ofLille , on the right bank of the river Lys.The motto of the town is "Pauvre mais fière" (Poor but proud).
Twin towns
*Armentières is twinned with three cities:
*flagicon|GEROsterode am Harz ,Germany
*flagicon|GBRStalybridge ,United Kingdom [http://www.ville-armentieres.fr/fr/culture_patrimoine/jumelage.asp]
*flagicon|CZELitoměřice ,Czech Republic History
In
1668 , the town became French like the rest of French Flanders. At the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th, Armentières acquired fame, being the“City of the Fabric”. The industrialweaving , spinning andbrewing grew in Armentières, benefiting from the presence of water. Armentières particularly suffered at the time of the World Wars. However, the town did receive two Military Crosses (one forGreat War and the second for theSecond World War ) and the Legion of Honor. In Armentières and in the neighbourhoods, the military cemeteries are places of remembrance for the casualties of the World Wars.Mademoiselle from Armentières was a popular song amongst Allied soldiers inWorld War I .External links
* [http://www.ville-armentieres.fr Armentières official website] (in French)
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