West-Cappel
Westkappel | |
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The church in West-Cappel | |
Coordinates: 50°55′47″N 2°30′22″E / 50.9297°N 2.5061°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Nord |
Arrondissement | Dunkerque |
Canton | Wormhout |
Intercommunality | Hauts de Flandre |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | André Figoureux[1] |
Area 1 | 7.57 km2 (2.92 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 636 |
• Density | 84/km2 (220/sq mi) |
Demonym | West-Cappelois (es) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 59657 /59380 |
Elevation | 6–27 m (20–89 ft) (avg. 22 m or 72 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
West-Cappel (French pronunciation: [wɛst kapɛl]; Dutch: Westkappel) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]
Heraldry
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The arms of West-Cappel are blazoned : Argent, a bend fusil gules. (probably not heraldically significantly different from Noordpeene)
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Population
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 453 | — |
1975 | 453 | +0.00% |
1982 | 433 | −0.64% |
1990 | 497 | +1.74% |
1999 | 526 | +0.63% |
2007 | 572 | +1.05% |
2012 | 570 | −0.07% |
2017 | 628 | +1.96% |
Source: INSEE[4] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE