Rexpoëde

Rexpoëde Rekspoede
Commune
The church in Rexpoëde
Coat of arms
Location of Rexpoëde
Rexpoëde Location within France Rexpoëde Location within Hauts-de-France
Coordinates: 50°56′23″N 2°32′27″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Dunkerque
Canton	Wormhout
Intercommunality	CC Hauts de Flandre
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Bruno Brongniart
Area 1	13.37 km2 (5.16 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	1,976
• Density	147.8/km2 (382.8/sq mi)
Demonym	Rexpoëdois (es)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59499 /59122
Elevation	7–24 m (23–79 ft) (avg. 20 m or 66 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Rexpoëde (French pronunciation: [ʁɛkspud]; from Flemish; Rekspoede in modern Dutch spelling) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

It is 15 km (9.3 mi) southeast of Dunkirk.

Population

Historical population Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1968 1,154 —     1975 1,167 +0.16% 1982 1,384 +2.47% 1990 1,534 +1.29% 1999 1,546 +0.09% 2007 1,754 +1.59% 2012 2,011 +2.77% 2017 2,001 −0.10% 2023 1,976 −0.21% Source: INSEE

Heraldry

Arms of Rexpoëde

The arms of Rexpoëde are blazoned : Argent, a fess sable, on a canton Or a lion sable within a bordure gules.

See also

• Communes of the Nord department