Neuve-Chapelle

Neuve-Chapelle Nieuwkappel
Commune
The centre of Neuve-Chapelle
Coat of arms
Location of Neuve-Chapelle
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Coordinates: 50°35′04″N 2°46′52″E / 50.5844°N 2.7811°E / 50.5844; 2.7811
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[1]
Area 1	1.86 km2 (0.72 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	1,404
• Density	750/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.

In the Battle of Neuve Chapelle in the First World War, which began on 10 March 1915, it was captured.by the IV and I Indian Corps.^{[citation needed]}

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

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Neuve-Chapelle.

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