Ebblinghem
| Ebblinghem Ebblingem | |
|---|---|
  Ebblinghem | |
|
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Ebblinghem | |
| Coordinates: 50°43′58″N 2°24′37″E / 50.7328°N 2.4103°ECoordinates: 50°43′58″N 2°24′37″E / 50.7328°N 2.4103°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Dunkerque |
| Canton | Hazebrouck-Nord |
| Intercommunality | l'Houtland |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Bernard Westeel |
| Area1 | 9.2 km2 (3.6 sq mi) |
| Population (1999)2 | 554 |
| • Density | 60/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59184 / 59173 |
| Elevation |
29–70 m (95–230 ft) (avg. 36 m or 118 ft) |
|
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Ebblinghem (from Flemish; Ebblingem in modern Dutch spelling) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
Ebblinghem is the site of the Ebblinghem Military Cemetery, which contains over 440 graves, most of which are servicemen from Commonwealth countries killed in the First World War.
Heraldry
_Nord-France.svg.png) |
The arms of Ebblinghem are blazoned : Argent, a fess azure between 7 ermine spots (4 and 3) (sable). |
See also
References
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ebblinghem. |
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Tuesday, November 25, 2014. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.