Cassel

commune in Nord, France
Place commune_of_france Q11160
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Summary

Cassel is a commune of France[1]. Cassel ranks in the top 0.82% of commune_of_france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (230 views/month, #253 of 31,031).[2]

Key Facts

  • Cassel is located in canton of Cassel[3].
  • Cassel is located in Nord[4].
  • Cassel is located in arrondissement of Dunkirk[5].
  • Cassel is in the country of France[6].
  • Cassel's instance of is recorded as commune of France[7].
  • Cassel's shares border with is recorded as Hardifort[8].
  • Cassel's shares border with is recorded as Sainte-Marie-Cappel[9].
  • Cassel's shares border with is recorded as Steenvoorde[10].
  • Cassel's shares border with is recorded as Terdeghem[11].
  • Cassel's shares border with is recorded as Wemaers-Cappel[12].
  • Cassel's shares border with is recorded as Zuytpeene[13].
  • Cassel's shares border with is recorded as Bavinchove[14].
  • Cassel's shares border with is recorded as Hondeghem[15].
  • Cassel's shares border with is recorded as Oudezeele[16].
  • Cassel's shares border with is recorded as Oxelaëre[17].
  • Cassel followed Castellum Menapiorum[18].
  • Cassel's postal code is recorded as 59670[19].
  • Cassel's Commons category is recorded as Cassel[20].
  • Cassel's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 50.8, 'lon': 2.4872222222222}[21].
  • Cassel's official website is recorded as http://www.cassel.fr/[22].
  • Cassel's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Cassel[23].
  • Cassel's email address is recorded as mailto:mairie@cassel.fr[24].
  • Cassel has a population of {'amount': '+2288'}[25].
  • Cassel has a population of {'amount': '+2311'}[26].
  • Cassel has a population of {'amount': '+2405'}[27].

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Geography

Cassel is in the country of France[6]. Located in include canton of Cassel[3], a canton of France[28], in France[29]; Nord[4], a department of France[30], in France[31], founded in 1790[32]; and arrondissement of Dunkirk[5], an arrondissement of France[33], in France[34].

Physical Characteristics

Cassel covers an area of {'unit': 'square kilometre', 'amount': '+12.65'}[35]. Elevations include {'unit': 'metre', 'amount': '+32'}[36], {'unit': 'metre', 'amount': '+176'}[37], and {'unit': 'metre', 'amount': '+71'}[38]. Population counts include {'amount': '+2288'}[25], {'amount': '+2311'}[26], {'amount': '+2405'}[27], {'amount': '+2289'}[39], {'amount': '+2278'}[40], and {'amount': '+2265'}[41].

Designation and Status

Cassel's instance of is recorded as commune of France[7].

Why It Matters

Cassel ranks in the top 0.82% of commune_of_france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (230 views/month, #253 of 31,031).[2] Cassel has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] Cassel is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . dataset of postal codes in France. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . répertoire géographique des communes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Annuaire de service-public.fr. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Annuaire de service-public.fr. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Populations légales 2016. wikidata.org.
  26. [39] ↑ . Populations légales 2017. wikidata.org.
  27. [40] ↑ . Populations légales 2018. wikidata.org.
  28. [41] ↑ . Populations légales 2019. wikidata.org.
  29. [36] ↑ . répertoire géographique des communes. wxs-telechargement.ign.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [37] ↑ . répertoire géographique des communes. wxs-telechargement.ign.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [38] ↑ . Q133878296. data.geopf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [35] ↑ . répertoire géographique des communes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 53
    Wikipedia languages → ['an', 'ar', 'arz', 'ast', 'br', 'ca', 'ce', 'ceb', 'cs', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'eo'
    Gnd id → 4356815-4
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  2. 28d ago · Eva L Vedin · 2026-09-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National historical museums of sweden id → geo/764B0FCF-91E4-40DD-8911-62B355AEA501
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  3. 5w ago · Thierry Caro · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    History of topic → Geschichte von Cassel (Frankreich)
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  4. 11w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → Vitry-Laché
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  5. 23w ago · VIGNERON · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image purged license → —
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    Topic's main category → Category:Cassel
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