Armentières

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Armentières is a commune in northern France near the Belgian border, historically known for its textile industry and World War I significance.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Armentières canonical 11
Armentières-Est 1
Armentières-Ouest 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf commune of France
administrativeStatus subprefecture seat no
borderRole cross-border trade with Belgium
climate oceanic climate
coordinateLocation 50.685°N 2.882°E
country France
culturalHeritage World War I soldiers’ song traditions
distanceToLille approximately 15 km northwest
economicHistory major textile center in 19th and early 20th centuries
governingBody municipal council of Armentières
hasCemetery Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries
hasIndustry food processing
light manufacturing
hasReligiousBuilding Church of Saint-Vaast, Armentières
surface form: Église Saint-Vaast d'Armentières
hasTransport Armentières railway station
historicalProvince Flanders
historicalRegion French Flanders
INSEECODE 59017
knownFor Campaigns of World War I
surface form: World War I military operations

World War I military fortifications
surface form: World War I trench warfare

linen production
textile industry
languageRegion French-speaking
localName Armentières self-link
locatedIn Hauts-de-France
surface form: Hauts-de-France region

Nord department
arrondissement of Lille
northern France
Northwestern Europe
surface form: northwestern Europe
locatedNear Belgian border
locatedOn Lys River
surface form: river Lys
municipalStatus commune
nearbyCountry Belgium
partOf canton of Armentières
populationTrend industrial growth in 19th century
postalCode 59280
railwayLine Lille–Calais railway
regionCapitalNearby Lille
roadConnection A25 motorway NERFINISHED
significantEvent heavily shelled during World War I
occupied by German forces during World War I
recaptured by Allied forces in World War I
timeZone CET
timeZoneDST CEST
twinnedWith Osterode am Harz
Stalybridge
Vila Nova de Famalicão
warTimeSongReferencedIn Mademoiselle from Armentières

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Nord department containsCity Armentières
subject surface form: Nord (department)
Lys flowsThrough Armentières
Lys hasCityOnBank Armentières
Mechelen hasTwinTown Armentières
French Flanders contains Armentières
Armentières localName Armentières self-link
Lys River flowsThrough Armentières
arrondissement of Lille contains Armentières
arrondissement of Lille contains Armentières
this entity surface form: Armentières-Est
arrondissement of Lille contains Armentières
this entity surface form: Armentières-Ouest