Craywick

Craywick
Commune
The church in Craywick
The church in Craywick
Flag of Craywick
Flag
Coat of arms of Craywick
Coat of arms
Location of Craywick
Map
Craywick is located in France
Craywick
Craywick
Craywick is located in Hauts-de-France
Craywick
Craywick
Coordinates: 50°58′16″N 2°14′13″E / 50.971°N 2.237°E / 50.971; 2.237
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementDunkerque
CantonGrande-Synthe
IntercommunalityCU de Dunkerque
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Pierre Desmadrille[1]
Area
1
7.73 km2 (2.98 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
770
 • Density100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59159 /59279
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.

Craywick (French pronunciation: [kʁɛwik]; French Flemish: Craeywyck and Dutch: Kraaiwijk) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]

Heraldry

Arms of Craywick
Arms of Craywick
 The arms of Craywick are blazoned :

Gules, an escarbuncle pommy and fleury Or, the middle branch ending in a crozier Or, all within a bordure compony argent and sable. (Craywick and Saint-Momelin use the same arms.)



One of the very few places in France with an English name.

Craywick church

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 de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
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