Loon-Plage

For the ferry, see MS Loon-Plage.

Loon-Plage
Commune
A view within Loon-Plage
A view within Loon-Plage
Coat of arms of Loon-Plage
Coat of arms
Location of Loon-Plage
Map
Loon-Plage is located in France
Loon-Plage
Loon-Plage
Loon-Plage is located in Hauts-de-France
Loon-Plage
Loon-Plage
Coordinates: 50°59′41″N 2°13′14″E / 50.9947°N 2.2206°E / 50.9947; 2.2206
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementDunkerque
CantonGrande-Synthe
IntercommunalityCU Dunkerque
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Éric Rommel[1]
Area
1
35.67 km2 (13.77 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
6,039
 • Density170/km2 (440/sq mi)
DemonymLoonois(es)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59359 /59279
Elevation0–25 m (0–82 ft)
(avg. 5 m or 16 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Loon-Plage (French pronunciation: [lon plaʒ]; Dutch: Loon) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 4,370—    
1975 5,603+3.61%
1982 5,482−0.31%
1990 6,435+2.02%
1999 6,510+0.13%
2007 6,214−0.58%
2012 6,293+0.25%
2017 6,193−0.32%
Source: INSEE[4]

Heraldry

Arms of Loon-Plage
Arms of Loon-Plage
 The arms of Loon-Plage are blazoned :

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



See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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