Loon-Plage
For the ferry, see MS Loon-Plage.
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Loon-Plage | |
| Coordinates: 50°59′41″N 2°13′14″E / 50.9947°N 2.2206°ECoordinates: 50°59′41″N 2°13′14″E / 50.9947°N 2.2206°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Dunkerque |
| Canton | Gravelines |
| Intercommunality | Dunkerque grand littoral |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Eric Rommel |
| Area1 | 35.67 km2 (13.77 sq mi) |
| Population (1999)2 | 6,510 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (470/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59359 / 59279 |
| Elevation |
0–25 m (0–82 ft) (avg. 5 m or 16 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. | |
Loon-Plage is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
Heraldry
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The arms of Loon-Plage are blazoned : Argent billetty, a lion sable armed and langued gules. (Loon-Plage and Spycker use the same arms.) |
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