La Madeleine, Nord Explained
| La Madeleine |
| Commune Status: | Commune |
| Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason de la ville de La Madeleine (59) Nord-France.svg |
| Arrondissement: | Lille |
| Canton: | Lille-1 |
| Insee: | 59368 |
| Postal Code: | 59110 |
| Mayor: | Sébastien Leprêtre[1] |
| Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
| Intercommunality: | Métropole Européenne de Lille |
| Coordinates: | 50.6558°N 3.071°W |
| Elevation M: | 40 |
| Elevation Min M: | 16 |
| Elevation Max M: | 38 |
| Area Km2: | 2.84 |
La Madeleine (in French pronounced as /la madlɛn/) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[2]
It is a suburb of the city of Lille, bordering it on its north side.
History
In 1944, Pierre Marchant and Lucien Olivier, two members of the French resistance from La Madeleine, were killed near Hill 60 (Ypres) by Germans.
Education
Schools in the commune:
- Public preschools (écoles maternelles): Anne Frank, Courbet, d'Hallendre, du Moulin - Alphonse Daudet, and Gaston Leclercq[3]
- Public elementary schools: Victor Hugo, Louise de Bettignies, Kléber, and Edmond Rostand[3]
- Private preschools and elementary schools: Institution Jeanne d’Arc and Ecole Sainte-Geneviève[3]
- One public junior high school, Collège Flandre[4]
- One private junior high school, Collège privé Saint-Jean[4]
- One public senior high school, Lycée Valentine Labbé[4]
The École Japonaise du Nord-Pas-de-Calais (ノール＝パ・ド・カレー日本人学校 Nōsu Pa do Karē Nihonjin Gakkō), a part-time Japanese supplementary school, is held in La Madeleine.[5]
See also
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.
- https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/59368-la-madeleine INSEE commune file
- "Maternelles et élémentaires ." La Madeleine, Nord. Retrieved on September 4, 2016.
- "Etablissements secondaires ." La Madeleine, Nord. Retrieved on September 4, 2016.
- "欧州の補習授業校一覧（平成25年4月15日現在）" (Archive). Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT). Retrieved on May 10, 2014. "Ecole Japonaise du Nord-Pas de Calais 116,45 Rue du Maréchal Foch, 59110 La Madeleine FRANCE"
