Esquelbecq
| Esquelbecq Ekelsbeke | |
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  Esquelbecq | |
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Esquelbecq | |
| Coordinates: 50°53′11″N 2°25′55″E / 50.8864°N 2.4319°ECoordinates: 50°53′11″N 2°25′55″E / 50.8864°N 2.4319°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Dunkirk |
| Canton | Wormhout |
| Intercommunality | Yser |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-Michel Devynck |
| Area1 | 12.7 km2 (4.9 sq mi) |
| Population (1999)2 | 2,124 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (430/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59210 / 59470 |
| Elevation |
11–29 m (36–95 ft) (avg. 21 m or 69 ft) |
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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. | |
Esquelbecq (from Dutch: Ekelsbeke) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
Its southern limit with Ledringhem is chemin de Rubrouck.
Heraldry
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The arms of Esquelbecq are blazoned : Or, a chevron azure between 3 mullets of 5 gules. | |
| motto: vaincre ou mourir (win or die) | ||
History
In 1436, Wautier de Ghistelles was seigneur d'Ekelsbeke et de Ledringhem (Lord of Esquelbecq and Ledringhem) and governor of La Madeleine hospital in Bierne.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ Bierne history (French)
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