Cappelle-la-Grande

Cappelle-la-Grande Kapelle
Commune
Cappelle-la-Grande in the arrondissement of Dunkirk
Coat of arms
Location of Cappelle-la-Grande
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Coordinates: 50°59′56″N 2°21′50″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Dunkirk
Canton	Coudekerque-Branche
Intercommunality	CU de Dunkerque
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Julien Gokel[1]
Area ^1	5.46 km^2 (2.11 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	7,865
• Density	1,400/km^2 (3,700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59131 /59180
Elevation	1–5 m (3.3–16.4 ft) (avg. 2 m or 6.6 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Cappelle-la-Grande (French pronunciation: [kapɛl la ɡʁɑ̃d]; Dutch: Kapelle) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]

It is very close to Dunkirk.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	5,723	—
1975	7,962	+4.83%
1982	9,186	+2.06%
1990	8,908	−0.38%
1999	8,613	−0.37%
2007	8,134	−0.71%
2012	8,022	−0.28%
2017	7,899	−0.31%
Source: INSEE[4]

Heraldry

Arms of Cappelle-la-Grande

The arms of Cappelle-la-Grande are blazoned : Argent semy of cross-crosslets fitchy, 2 fesses sable, and in chief an inescutcheon Or a chevron sable.

See also

• Communes of the Nord department
• Cappelle-la-Grande Open

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
3. INSEE commune file
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE