Neuf-Berquin

Neuf-Berquin
Nieuw-Berkijn
Neuf-Berquin

Coordinates: 50°39′40″N 2°40′20″E / 50.6611°N 2.6722°E / 50.6611; 2.6722Coordinates: 50°39′40″N 2°40′20″E / 50.6611°N 2.6722°E / 50.6611; 2.6722
Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department Nord
Arrondissement Dunkerque
Canton Merville
Intercommunality Monts de Flandres - Plaine de la Lys
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Bernard Debeugny
Area1 6.4 km2 (2.5 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 1,156
  Density 180/km2 (470/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 59423 / 59940
Elevation 15–18 m (49–59 ft)
(avg. 18 m or 59 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.

Neuf-Berquin (from Dutch: Nieuw-Berkijn) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

Heraldry

The arms of Neuf-Berquin are blazoned :
Gules, an inescutcheon Or.

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