Bambecque
Bambecque
Bambeke | |
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_Nord.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Bambecque  | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Dunkirk |
| Canton | Hondschoote |
| Intercommunality | Flandre |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Grégoire Francke |
| Area 1 | 11.81 km2 (4.56 sq mi) |
| Population (2009) | 719 |
| • Density | 61/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59046 /59470 |
| Elevation | 2–24 m (6.6–78.7 ft) (avg. 8 m or 26 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Bambecque (from Dutch, Bambeke in the modern Dutch spelling) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1793 | 1,000 | — |
| 1800 | 1,019 | +1.9% |
| 1806 | 1,139 | +11.8% |
| 1821 | 1,143 | +0.4% |
| 1831 | 1,139 | −0.3% |
| 1836 | 1,164 | +2.2% |
| 1841 | 1,156 | −0.7% |
| 1846 | 1,168 | +1.0% |
| 1851 | 1,126 | −3.6% |
| 1856 | 1,077 | −4.4% |
| 1861 | 1,050 | −2.5% |
| 1866 | 1,014 | −3.4% |
| 1872 | 953 | −6.0% |
| 1876 | 985 | +3.4% |
| 1881 | 998 | +1.3% |
| 1886 | 982 | −1.6% |
| 1891 | 974 | −0.8% |
| 1896 | 919 | −5.6% |
| 1901 | 883 | −3.9% |
| 1906 | 875 | −0.9% |
| 1911 | 851 | −2.7% |
| 1921 | 820 | −3.6% |
| 1926 | 763 | −7.0% |
| 1931 | 741 | −2.9% |
| 1936 | 702 | −5.3% |
| 1946 | 735 | +4.7% |
| 1954 | 677 | −7.9% |
| 1962 | 614 | −9.3% |
| 1968 | 642 | +4.6% |
| 1975 | 614 | −4.4% |
| 1982 | 614 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 589 | −4.1% |
| 1999 | 655 | +11.2% |
| 2006 | 673 | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 719 | +6.8% |
Heraldry
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The arms of Bambecque are blazoned : Argent, a lion sable, armed and langued gules. (The arms of Bambecque, Crochte, Killem and Maing are essentially the same)
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Points of interest
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References
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