Houplines
Houplines is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
Houplines | |
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 The town hall in Houplines | |
_Nord-France.svg.png.webp) Coat of arms | |
Location of Houplines 
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| Coordinates: 50°41′29″N 2°54′37″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Lille |
| Canton | Armentières |
| Intercommunality | Métropole Européenne de Lille |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014-2020) | Jean-François Legrand |
| Area 1 | 11.32 km2 (4.37 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 7,805 |
| • Density | 690/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59317 /59116 |
| Elevation | 12–20 m (39–66 ft) (avg. 14 m or 46 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
It is part of the Urban Community of Lille Métropole.
Adjoining the communal (village) cemetery is the Houplines Communal Cemetery Extension, a Commonwealth War Graves Commission maintained cemetery containing the graves of 466 identified casualties, 465 of them Commonwealth servicemen who lost their lives in the area around the village during the First World War.
Houplines maintains a partnership arrangement with the German community of Kirchhundem.
Heraldry
Arms of Houplines |
The arms of Houplines are blazoned : Sable, a chief argent. (Ennetières-en-Weppes, Houplines and Sailly-lez-Lannoy use the same arms.) |
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