Ghyvelde
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Ghyvelde
Gijvelde | |
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Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Nord |
Arrondissement | Dunkirk |
Canton | Dunkerque-2 |
Intercommunality | Flandre |
Government | |
• Mayor (2016–2020) | Jean Decool |
Area 1 | 35.92 km2 (13.87 sq mi) |
Population (2013) | 4,130 |
• 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.[1]
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Town hall
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Saint-Vincent church
Heraldry
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
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 30 November 2015 Template:Fr
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