Brouckerque (French pronunciation: [bʁukɛʁk]; from Dutch: Broekkerke[3] meaning "marsh church") is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[4]
Brouckerque
Broekkerke | |
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 The town hall in Brouckerque | |
_Nord-france.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Brouckerque  | |
  Brouckerque  Brouckerque | |
| Coordinates: 50°57′15″N 2°17′34″E / 50.9542°N 2.2928°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Dunkerque |
| Canton | Grande-Synthe |
| Intercommunality | Hauts de Flandre |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023–2026) | Guy Pruvost[1] |
| Area 1 | 11.91 km2 (4.60 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 1,444 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59110 /59630 |
| Elevation | 0–8 m (0–26 ft) (avg. 2 m or 6.6 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 665 | — |
| 1975 | 924 | +4.81% |
| 1982 | 1,064 | +2.04% |
| 1990 | 1,168 | +1.17% |
| 1999 | 1,165 | −0.03% |
| 2009 | 1,280 | +0.95% |
| 2014 | 1,300 | +0.31% |
| 2020 | 1,434 | +1.65% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
Heraldry
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The arms of Brouckerque are blazoned : Argent, on a fess sable, 3 cinqfoils Or.
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 30 November 2023.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Brouckerque/Broekkerke: proussel.voila.net Archived 2015-07-05 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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