Vieille-Chapelle

Vieille-Chapelle Oedekapelle
Commune
The town hall of Vieille-Chapelle
Coat of arms
Location of Vieille-Chapelle
(2020–2026)		Jean-Michel Desse[1]
Area 1	3.41 km2 (1.32 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	860
• Density	250/km2 (650/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62851 /62136
Elevation	16–19 m (52–62 ft) (avg. 18 m or 59 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Vieille-Chapelle (French pronunciation: [vjɛj ʃapɛl]; West Flemish: Oedekapelle) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.^[3]

Geography

Vieille-Chapelle is situated some 7 miles (11 km) northeast of Béthune and 15 miles (24 km) west of Lille, at the junction of the D182 and D172 roads. The river Lawe flows through the commune.

Population

Places of interest

• Ruins of a medieval castle.
• The church of Notre-Dame, rebuilt along with much of the village, after World War I.
• The war memorial.
• The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

External links

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