Socx
Appearance
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 | Communauté de communes des Hauts de Flandre |
Government | |
• Mayor (2014-2020) | Christian Ley |
Area 1 | 8 km2 (3 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[1] | 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 (from Flemish; Soks in modern Dutch spelling) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
The population in 1999 was 980.
Geography
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
The current mayor is Christian Ley (term of office: 2008-2014). The mayor up to March 2008 was Charles Vandaele.
Presidential Elections 2nd Round
Election | Winning Candidate | Party | % | |
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style="background-color: Template:En Marche!/meta/color" | | 2017 | Emmanuel Macron | En Marche! | 66.84 |
style="background-color: Template:Union for a Popular Movement/meta/color" | | 2012 | Nicolas Sarkozy | UMP | 66.86 |
style="background-color: Template:Union for a Popular Movement/meta/color" | | 2007 | Nicolas Sarkozy | UMP | 68.47 |
style="background-color: Template:Rally for the Republic/meta/color" | | 2002 | Jacques Chirac | RPR | 82.38 |
Twin towns
Socx was twinned with Caton, Lancashire, United Kingdom on 12 April 2008.
See also
References
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ http://www.lemonde.fr/data/france/presidentielle-2017//
External links
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