Ghyvelde
Ghyvelde
Gijvelde | |
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 Ghyvelde in the arrondissement of Dunkirk | |
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Location of Ghyvelde  | |
  Ghyvelde  Ghyvelde | |
| Coordinates: 51°03′08″N 2°31′41″E / 51.0522°N 2.5281°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Dunkerque |
| Canton | Dunkerque-2 |
| Intercommunality | Dunkerque |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2016-2020) | Jean Decool |
| Area 1 | 35.92 km2 (13.87 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | 4,119 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (300/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Ghyveldois |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59260 /59254 |
| Elevation | 0–25 m (0–82 ft) (avg. 4 m or 13 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Ghyvelde (Dutch: Gijvelde) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is located on the Belgian border, and just inland from the North Sea. It is, after Bray-Dunes, the second most northern commune of France. The E40/A16 passes through the commune. On 1 January 2016, the former commune Les Moëres was merged into Ghyvelde.[2]
Gallery
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Town hall -
Saint-Vincent church
Politics
Presidential Elections 2nd Round
| Election | Candidate | Party | % | |
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| style="background-color: Template:National Front (France)/meta/color" | | 2017 | Marine Le Pen | FN | 52.67 |
| style="background-color: Template:Union for a Popular Movement/meta/color" | | 2012 | Nicolas Sarkozy | UMP | 50.03 |
| style="background-color: Template:Union for a Popular Movement/meta/color" | | 2007 | Nicolas Sarkozy | UMP | 55.94 |
| style="background-color: Template:Rally for the Republic/meta/color" | | 2002 | Jacques Chirac | RPR | 75.46 |
Heraldry
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The arms of Ghyvelde are blazoned : Ermine, on a bend gules, 3 escallops bendwise Or. (Ghyvelde and Hondschoote use the same arms.)
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See also
References
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 30 November 2015 (in French)
- ^ http://www.lemonde.fr/nord-pas-de-calais-picardie/nord,59/ghyvelde,59260/elections/presidentielle-2017/
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