Rexpoëde (French pronunciation: [ʁɛkspud]; from Flemish; Rekspoede in modern Dutch spelling) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]

Rexpoëde
Rekspoede
The church in Rexpoëde
The church in Rexpoëde
Coat of arms of Rexpoëde
Location of Rexpoëde
Map
Rexpoëde is located in France
Rexpoëde
Rexpoëde
Rexpoëde is located in Hauts-de-France
Rexpoëde
Rexpoëde
Coordinates: 50°56′23″N 2°32′27″E / 50.9397°N 2.5408°E / 50.9397; 2.5408
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementDunkerque
CantonWormhout
IntercommunalityCC Hauts de Flandre
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Bruno Brongniart[1]
Area
1
13.37 km2 (5.16 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,992
 • Density150/km2 (390/sq mi)
DemonymRexpoëdois (es)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59499 /59122
Elevation7–24 m (23–79 ft)
(avg. 20 m or 66 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It is 15 km (9.3 mi) southeast of Dunkirk.

Population edit

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,154—    
1975 1,167+0.16%
1982 1,384+2.47%
1990 1,534+1.29%
1999 1,546+0.09%
2007 1,754+1.59%
2012 2,011+2.77%
2017 2,001−0.10%
Source: INSEE[4]

Heraldry edit

 
Arms of Rexpoëde
The arms of Rexpoëde are blazoned :
Argent, a fess sable, on a canton Or a lion sable within a bordure gules.



See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE