Capinghem

commune in Nord, France
Place commune_of_france Q677059
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Summary

Capinghem is a commune of France[1]. Capinghem ranks in the top 0.97% of commune of france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (112 views/month, #301 of 31,031).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Croix de guerre 1914–1918[3]
  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Lille metropolis[4], Nord[5], arrondissement of Lille[6]
  • Country: France[7]
  • Shares border with: Pérenchies[8], Ennetières-en-Weppes[9], Lille[10], Prémesques[11]
  • Postal code: 59160[12]
  • Commons category: Capinghem[13]
  • Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[14], UTC+02:00[15]
  • Official website: https://capinghem.fr/[16]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Capinghem[17]
  • Email address: mailto:contact@ville-capinghem.fr[18]
  • Population: 1695[19], 2354[20], 2453[21], 2495[22], 2565[23], 2537[24], 2506[25], 2474[26], 2601[27], 2728[28]
  • Office held by head of government: Mayor of Capinghem[29]
  • Phone number: +33-3-20-92-17-66[30]
  • Official name: Capinghem[31]
  • Female population: 1284[32]
  • Male population: 1211[33]
  • Native label: Kampingem[34]
  • Elevation above sea level: 34 m[35], 49 m[36], 44 m[37]
  • Area: 1.86 km²[38]
  • Fax number: +33-3-20-92-58-99[39]
  • Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Capinghem[40]
  • Associated electoral district: canton of Armentières[41]
  • Located in the statistical territorial entity: Aire d'attraction de Lille (partie française)[42], Unité urbaine de Lille (partie française)[43]
  • Contact page URL: https://capinghem.fr/contact.html[44]

Why It Matters

Capinghem has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] Capinghem is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]

FAQs

What awards did Capinghem receive?

Honors received include Croix de guerre 1914–1918[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . dataset of postal codes in France. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Annuaire de service-public.fr. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Annuaire de service-public.fr. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Populations légales 2016. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Populations légales 2017. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Populations légales 2018. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Populations légales 2019. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Populations légales 2020. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Populations légales 2021. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Populations de référence 2022. wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . Populations de référence 2023. wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . Annuaire de service-public.fr. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . Code officiel géographique. Retrieved . insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . répertoire géographique des communes. wxs-telechargement.ign.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . répertoire géographique des communes. wxs-telechargement.ign.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . Q133878296. data.geopf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . répertoire géographique des communes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . Annuaire de service-public.fr. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . Code officiel géographique. insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . Annuaire de service-public.fr. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [45] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [46] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Award received → Croix de guerre 1914–1918
    Female population → {'amount': '+1284'}
    Country → France
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