Spycker

Spycker
Spycker
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Spycker
Coordinates: 50°58′12″N 2°19′27″E / 50.97°N 2.3242°ECoordinates: 50°58′12″N 2°19′27″E / 50.97°N 2.3242°E
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Dunkerque
Canton	Bourbourg
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean-Luc Goetbloet
Area^1	9.19 km^2 (3.55 sq mi)
Population (1999)^2	1,314
• Density	140/km^2 (370/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	59576 / 59380
Elevation	0–5 m (0–16 ft) (avg. 10 m or 33 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.

Spycker is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

History

Spycker was liberated by soldiers of The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada in September 1944.^[1]

Heraldry

The arms of Spycker are blazoned : Argent billetty, a lion sable armed and langued gules. (Loon-Plage and Spycker use the same arms.)

See also

• Communes of the Nord department

References

• INSEE commune file

1. O'Keefe, David R. "With Blinders On: The Black Watch and the Battle for Spycker, September 12–14, 1944." Canadian Army Journal, Volume 11, No. 1 Spring 2008.