Zegerscappel

Zegerscappel (French pronunciation: [zeɡɛʁskapɛl]; from Dutch; Zegerskappel in modern Dutch spelling) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

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Commune
The church in Zegerscappel
Coat of arms
Location of Zegerscappel
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Coordinates: 50°53′16″N 2°23′02″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Dunkerque
Canton	Wormhout
Intercommunality	Hauts de Flandre
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Chantal Comyn
Area 1	17.4 km2 (6.7 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	1,536
• Density	88/km2 (230/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Zegerscappelois, Zegerscappeloises
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59666 /59470
Elevation	7–40 m (23–131 ft) (avg. 30 m or 98 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It is 15 km (9 mi) south of Dunkerque.

Heraldry

Arms of Zegerscappel

The arms of Zegerscappel are blazoned : Azure, a chevron argent between 2 anchors and a cow passant Or, a chief per pale 1 Gules, a mitre Or, and 2 paly Or and gules.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 1,650 —     1800 1,707 +0.49% 1806 1,769 +0.60% 1821 1,823 +0.20% 1831 1,775 −0.27% 1836 1,805 +0.34% 1841 1,875 +0.76% 1846 1,746 −1.42% 1851 1,709 −0.43% 1856 1,702 −0.08% 1861 1,739 +0.43% 1866 1,768 +0.33% 1872 1,762 −0.06% 1876 1,771 +0.13% 1881 1,699 −0.83% 1886 1,608 −1.09% 1891 1,568 −0.50% 1896 1,545 −0.30%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 1,535 −0.13% 1906 1,611 +0.97% 1911 1,497 −1.46% 1921 1,400 −0.67% 1926 1,367 −0.48% 1931 1,341 −0.38% 1936 1,306 −0.53% 1946 1,344 +0.29% 1954 1,242 −0.98% 1962 1,193 −0.50% 1968 1,202 +0.13% 1975 1,208 +0.07% 1982 1,179 −0.35% 1990 1,252 +0.75% 1999 1,200 −0.47% 2009 1,472 +2.06% 2014 1,533 +0.82% 2020 1,540 +0.08%
Source: EHESS (1793-1999) and INSEE

See also

• Communes of the Nord department