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Nieppe

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Nieppe

Total population

7,606

Elevation12 m
Land area17.24 km²
Coordinates50.70°, 2.84°

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City facts

Elevation
12 m
Area
17.24 km²
Official website
www.nieppe.fr

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Overview

Nieppe is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is in the Lys Plain and a portion of it is in the Lys Valley.

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History & geography

History

In its point of its economic view, Nieppe suffered numerous invasions and wars which devastated the area, especially the profit of strategic position of the heart of the agricultural area and more European productives, its strategic axis Lille-Dunkirk via Bailleul and Cassel, the axis, the today's A25.

Geography

It is situated by the Belgian border. It is located close to Armentières, 42 km southeast of Dunkerque (Dunkirk) and is connected by the A25 (15 km) to Lille. It borders the Belgian municipalities Heuvelland and Comines-Warneton. Nieppe has a railway station served by TER trains from Calais-Ville station and Dunkerque to Lille-Flandres station. Its nearest airports are in Merville (18 km) and Lesquin (24 km)

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Geography

Latitude
50.7036
Longitude
2.8403
Water area
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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.11
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,134

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Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
121
Avg daily Wikipedia views
4
Attention level
Obscure

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Official Identifiers

INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics

INSEE code
59431
Department
59
Region
32
Population (Wikidata)
7,764

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  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • INSEE — French national statistics, via geo.api.gouv.fr (official commune code, population, surface, department, region)
  • • INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics — geo.api.gouv.fr