Nieurlet

Nieurlet
Nieuwerleet
Nieurlet

Coordinates: 50°47′24″N 2°16′59″E / 50.79°N 2.2831°E / 50.79; 2.2831Coordinates: 50°47′24″N 2°16′59″E / 50.79°N 2.2831°E / 50.79; 2.2831
Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department Nord
Arrondissement Dunkirk
Canton Wormhout
Intercommunality Yser
Government
  Mayor (20082014) René Deboudt
Area1 10.25 km2 (3.96 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 934
  Density 91/km2 (240/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 59433 / 59143
Elevation 0–28 m (0–92 ft)
(avg. 13 m or 43 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.

Nieurlet (from Flemish; Nieuwerleet in modern Dutch spelling) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

Heraldry

The arms of Nieurlet are blazoned :

Vairy Or and azure. (Beaurain, Nieurlet and Vendegies-au-Bois use the same arms.)

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