La Madeleine, Nord
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Location within Hauts-de-France region
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| Coordinates: 50°39′21″N 3°04′16″E / 50.6558°N 3.071°ECoordinates: 50°39′21″N 3°04′16″E / 50.6558°N 3.071°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Hauts-de-France | |
| 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) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59368 /59110 | |
| Elevation | 16–38 m (52–125 ft) (avg. 40 m or 130 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
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.
Sable, an eagle argent, beaked and membered Or. (La Madeleine and Pont-à-Marcq use the same arms.)
In 1944, Pierre Marchant and Lucien Olivier, two members of the French resistance from La Madeleine, were killed near Hill 60 (Ypres) by Germans.
Schools in the commune:
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.
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