La Madeleine, Nord
La Madeleine is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
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Coordinates: 50°39′21″N 3°04′16″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Nord |
Arrondissement | Lille |
Canton | Lille-1 |
Intercommunality | Métropole Européenne de Lille |
Government | |
• Mayor (2014-2020) | Sébastien Leprêtre |
Area 1 | 2.84 km2 (1.10 sq mi) |
Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 21,173 |
• Density | 7,500/km2 (19,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 59368 /59110 |
Elevation | 16–38 m (52–125 ft) (avg. 40 m or 130 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 a suburb of the city of Lille, bordering it on its north side.
Heraldry
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The arms of La Madeleine are blazoned : Sable, an eagle argent, beaked and membered Or. (La Madeleine and Pont-à-Marcq use the same arms.) |
History
In 1944, Pierre Marchant and Lucien Olivier, two members of the French resistance from La Madeleine, were killed near Hill 60 (Ypres) by Germans.
Education
Schools in the commune:
- Public preschools (écoles maternelles): Anne Frank, Courbet, d'Hallendre, du Moulin - Alphonse Daudet, and Gaston Leclercq[2]
- Public elementary schools: Victor Hugo, Louise de Bettignies, Kléber, and Edmond Rostand[2]
- Private preschools and elementary schools: Institution Jeanne d’Arc and Ecole Sainte-Geneviève[2]
- One public junior high school, Collège Flandre[3]
- One private junior high school, Collège privé Saint-Jean[3]
- One public senior high school, Lycée Valentine Labbé[3]
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.[4]
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See also
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- "Maternelles et élémentaires ." La Madeleine, Nord. Retrieved on September 4, 2016.
- "Etablissements secondaires ." La Madeleine, Nord. Retrieved on September 4, 2016.
- "欧州の補習授業校一覧(平成25年4月15日現在)" (Archive). Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT). Retrieved on May 10, 2014. "Ecole Japonaise du Nord-Pas de Calais 116,45 Rue du Maréchal Foch, 59110 La Madeleine FRANCE"
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- Official website (in French)
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