Brouckerque

Brouckerque
Broekkerke
Commune
The town hall in Brouckerque
The town hall in Brouckerque
Coat of arms of Brouckerque
Coat of arms
Location of Brouckerque
Map
Brouckerque is located in France
Brouckerque
Brouckerque
Brouckerque is located in Hauts-de-France
Brouckerque
Brouckerque
Coordinates: 50°57′15″N 2°17′34″E / 50.9542°N 2.2928°E / 50.9542; 2.2928
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementDunkerque
CantonGrande-Synthe
IntercommunalityHauts de Flandre
Government
 • Mayor (2023–2026) Guy Pruvost[1]
Area
1
11.91 km2 (4.60 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,444
 • Density120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59110 /59630
Elevation0–8 m (0–26 ft)
(avg. 2 m or 6.6 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Brouckerque (French pronunciation: [bʁukɛʁk]; from Dutch: Broekkerke[3] meaning "marsh church") is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[4]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 665—    
1975 924+4.81%
1982 1,064+2.04%
1990 1,168+1.17%
1999 1,165−0.03%
2009 1,280+0.95%
2014 1,300+0.31%
2020 1,434+1.65%
Source: INSEE[5]

Heraldry

Arms of Brouckerque
Arms of Brouckerque
 The arms of Brouckerque are blazoned :
Argent, on a fess sable, 3 cinqfoils Or.



See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 30 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Brouckerque/Broekkerke: proussel.voila.net Archived 2015-07-05 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ INSEE commune file
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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