Leffrinckoucke (French pronunciation: [ləfʁɛ̃kuk]; Dutch: Leffrinkhoeke; West Flemish: Leffrinkoeke) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]
Leffrinckoucke | |
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Coordinates: 51°03′12″N 2°26′42″E / 51.05330°N 2.445000°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Nord |
Arrondissement | Dunkerque |
Canton | Dunkerque-2 |
Intercommunality | CU Dunkerque |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Olivier Ryckebusch[1] |
Area 1 | 7.28 km2 (2.81 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 4,124 |
• Density | 570/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
Demonym | Leffrinckouckois (es) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 59340 /59495 |
Elevation | 0–23 m (0–75 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Heraldry
editThe arms of Leffrinckoucke are blazoned : Chequy argent and azure, a toothed wheel sable pierced gules, above and between 2 stalks of wheat in saltire Or, on a chief wavy Or fimbriated azure, a lion passant sable armed and langued gules.
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Population
editYear | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 3,192 | — |
1975 | 5,307 | +7.53% |
1982 | 5,244 | −0.17% |
1990 | 4,641 | −1.52% |
1999 | 4,949 | +0.72% |
2007 | 4,517 | −1.14% |
2012 | 4,411 | −0.47% |
2017 | 4,262 | −0.68% |
Source: INSEE[4] |
Twin towns
editLeffrinckoucke is twinned with:
In popular culture
editThe end scenes of the film Rosalie Blum were filmed at Leffrinckoucke in May 2015.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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