Neuve-Chapelle

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
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 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.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	462	—
1975	471	+0.28%
1982	548	+2.19%
1990	864	+5.86%
1999	958	+1.15%
2007	1,373	+4.60%
2012	1,319	−0.80%
2017	1,440	+1.77%
Source: INSEE

Places of interest

• The Neuve-Chapelle Indian Memorial of the British Indian Army

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

External links

• Website about the battle of Neuve-Chapelle
• The CWGC Indian memorial
• Neuve-Chapelle Farm CWGC cemetery
• The CWGC British cemetery