Neuve-Chapelle

Neuve-Chapelle

Nieuwkappel
Neuve-Chapelle Nieuwkappel
Commune
	The centre of Neuve-Chapelle
	Coat of arms
	Location of Neuve-Chapelle
	Neuve-Chapelle Neuve-Chapelle
	Coordinates: 50°35′04″N 2°46′52″E / 50.5844°N 2.7811°E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Béthune
Canton	Beuvry
Intercommunality	CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Tanguy Robiquet
Area 1	1.86 km2 (0.72 sq mi)
Population (2021)	1,419
• Density	760/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62606 /62840
Elevation	17–20 m (56–66 ft) ; (avg. 19 m or 62 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Neuve-Chapelle (West Flemish: Nieuwkappel) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France^[3] It was the site of a First World War battle in 1915 about 8 miles (13 km) northeast of Béthune and 16 miles (26 km) southwest of Lille.

History

In the Battle of Neuve Chapelle in the First World War, which began on 10 March 1915, it was captured, not for the first time, by the IV and I Indian Corps. It was later awarded the Croix de Guerre in 1922.^{[citation needed]}