Socx
Soks | |
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The church in Socx | |
Coordinates: 50°56′10″N 2°25′32″E / 50.9361°N 2.4256°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Nord |
Arrondissement | Dunkerque |
Canton | Wormhout |
Intercommunality | CC Hauts de Flandre |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Alexandre Rommelaere[1] |
Area 1 | 8 km2 (3 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 890 |
• Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
Demonym | Socxois (es) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 59570 /59380 |
Elevation | 0–31 m (0–102 ft) (avg. 13 m or 43 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Socx (French pronunciation: [sɔks]; from Flemish; Soks in modern Dutch spelling) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3] The population in 2019 was 923.[4]
Geography
[edit]Socx is around 10 km (6.2 mi) south of Dunkirk. Its area is 8 km2 (3.1 sq mi).
Heraldry
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The arms of Socx are blazoned : Argent, a lion sable armed and langued within a bordure gules. (Quaëdypre and Socx use the same arms.)
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Governance and Politics
[edit]The current mayor is Alexandre Rommelaere, elected in 2020.[1] Previous mayors were Christian Ley (term of office: 2008–2020) and Charles Vandaele (2001–2008).
Twin towns
[edit]Socx was twinned with Caton, Lancashire, United Kingdom on 12 April 2008.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 1 February 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Populations légales 2019: 59 Nord, INSEE
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