Zegerscappel

Zegerscappel
Zegerskappel
Commune
The church in Zegerscappel
The church in Zegerscappel
Coat of arms of Zegerscappel
Coat of arms
Location of Zegerscappel
Map
Zegerscappel is located in France
Zegerscappel
Zegerscappel
Zegerscappel is located in Hauts-de-France
Zegerscappel
Zegerscappel
Coordinates: 50°53′16″N 2°23′02″E / 50.8878°N 2.3839°E / 50.8878; 2.3839
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementDunkerque
CantonWormhout
IntercommunalityHauts de Flandre
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Chantal Comyn[1]
Area
1
17.4 km2 (6.7 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,536
 • Density88/km2 (230/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Zegerscappelois, Zegerscappeloises
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59666 /59470
Elevation7–40 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.

Zegerscappel (French pronunciation: [zeɡɛʁskapɛl]; from Dutch; Zegerskappel in modern Dutch spelling) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]

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

Heraldry

Arms of Zegerscappel
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
YearPop.±% 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%
YearPop.±% 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)[4] and INSEE[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Zegerscappel, EHESS (in French).
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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