Vieille-Chapelle

Vieille-Chapelle
Vieille-Chapelle
Location within Hauts-de-France region  Vieille-Chapelle
Coordinates: 50°35′32″N 2°42′23″E / 50.5922°N 2.7064°ECoordinates: 50°35′32″N 2°42′23″E / 50.5922°N 2.7064°E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Béthune
Canton	Béthune-Est
Intercommunality	Communauté d'agglomération de l'Artois
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean-Michel Desse
Area^1	3.41 km^2 (1.32 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	726
• Density	210/km^2 (550/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
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. ^2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Vieille-Chapelle is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography

Vieille-Chapelle is situated some 7 miles (11.3 km) northeast of Béthune and 15 miles (24.1 km) west of Lille, at the junction of the D182 and D172 roads. The river Lawe flows through the commune.

Population

Historical population of Vieille-Chapelle

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	291	323	324	466	681	697	726
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

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

• INSEE commune file

External links

• The CWGC graves in the commune’s cemetery
• The CWGC military cemetery
• Vieille-Chapelle on the Quid website (French)