Renescure | |
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The town hall in Renescure | |
Coordinates: 50°43′38″N 2°22′10″E / 50.7272°N 2.3694°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Nord |
Arrondissement | Dunkerque |
Canton | Hazebrouck |
Intercommunality | CC Flandre Intérieure |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Frédéric Jude[1] |
Area 1 | 18.93 km2 (7.31 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 2,128 |
• Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
Demonym | Renescurois (es) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 59497 /59173 |
Elevation | 17–74 m (56–243 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. |
Renescure (French pronunciation: [ʁənɛskyʁ]; Dutch: Ruisscheure) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]
Philippe de Commines (1447–1511) was a writer and diplomat in the courts of Burgundy and France.[4] He was born in Renescure which was then in the county of Flanders.
It is the village where Bonduelle S.A. opened its first cannery.
Population
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 1,928 | — |
1975 | 2,071 | +1.03% |
1982 | 2,115 | +0.30% |
1990 | 2,221 | +0.61% |
1999 | 2,086 | −0.69% |
2007 | 2,031 | −0.33% |
2012 | 2,085 | +0.53% |
2017 | 2,080 | −0.05% |
Source: INSEE[5] |
Heraldry
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The arms of Renescure are blazoned : Quarterly 1&4: Argent, an anchor sable; 2&3: Or, in saltire 5 trefois vert.
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Bémont, Charles (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 6 (11th ed.). p. 774.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE