Zegerscappel

Zegerscappel Zegerskappel
Commune
The church in Zegerscappel
Coat of arms
Location of Zegerscappel
Zegerscappel Zegerscappel
Coordinates: 50°53′16″N 2°23′02″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Dunkerque
Canton	Wormhout
Intercommunality	Hauts de Flandre
Government
• Mayor (2020-2026)	Chantal Comyn
Area 1	17.4 km2 (6.7 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	1,536
• Density	88/km2 (230/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Zegerscappelois, Zegerscappeloises
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59666 /59470
Elevation	7–40 m (23–131 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.

Zegerscappel (from Dutch; Zegerskappel in modern Dutch spelling) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

It is 15 km (9.3 mi) south of Dunkerque.

Heraldry

Arms of Zegerscappel

The arms of Zegerscappel are blazoned : Azure, a chevron argent between 2 anchors and a cow passant Or, a chief per pale 1 Gules, a mitre Or, and 2 paly Or and gules.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
2005	1,425	—
2006	1,463	+2.7%
2007	1,493	+2.1%
2008	1,479	−0.9%
2009	1,472	−0.5%
2010	1,464	−0.5%
2011	1,476	+0.8%
2012	1,513	+2.5%
2013	1,523	+0.7%
2014	1,533	+0.7%
2015	1,543	+0.7%
2016	1,542	−0.1%
2017	1,529	−0.8%

Politics

Presidential Elections Second Round:

Election		Winning Candidate	Party	%
style="background-color: Template:National Front (France)/meta/color" |	2017	Marine Le Pen	FN	54.49
style="background-color: Template:Union for a Popular Movement/meta/color" |	2012	Nicolas Sarkozy	UMP	56.47
style="background-color: Template:Union for a Popular Movement/meta/color" |	2007	Nicolas Sarkozy	UMP	59.56
style="background-color: Template:Rally for the Republic/meta/color" |	2002	Jacques Chirac	RPR	75.43

See also

• Communes of the Nord department

References

• INSEE commune file