Ghyvelde
| Ghyvelde Gijvelde | |
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Ghyvelde in the arrondissement of Dunkirk | |
  Ghyvelde | |
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Ghyvelde | |
| Coordinates: 51°03′08″N 2°31′41″E / 51.0522°N 2.5281°ECoordinates: 51°03′08″N 2°31′41″E / 51.0522°N 2.5281°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Dunkirk |
| Canton | Dunkerque-2 |
| Intercommunality | Flandre |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2016–2020) | Jean Decool |
| Area1 | 35.92 km2 (13.87 sq mi) |
| Population (2013)2 | 4,130 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (300/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59260 / 59254 |
| Elevation |
0–25 m (0–82 ft) (avg. 4 m or 13 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. | |
Ghyvelde (Dutch: Gijvelde) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is located at the North Sea and at the Belgian border. It is, apart from Bray-Dunes, the most northern commune of France. The E40/A16 passes through the commune. On 1 January 2016, the former commune Les Moëres was merged into Ghyvelde.[1]
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Town hall
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Saint-Vincent church
Heraldry
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The arms of Ghyvelde are blazoned : Ermine, on a bend gules, 3 escallops bendwise Or. (Ghyvelde and Hondschoote use the same arms.) |
See also
References
- ↑ Arrêté préfectoral 30 November 2015 (French)
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