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Ghyvelde
Gijvelde
Ghyvelde in the arrondissement of Dunkirk
Ghyvelde in the arrondissement of Dunkirk
Coat of arms of Ghyvelde
Location of Ghyvelde
Map
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementDunkirk
CantonDunkerque-2
IntercommunalityFlandre
Government
 • Mayor (2016–2020) Jean Decool
Area
1
35.92 km2 (13.87 sq mi)
Population
 (2013)
4,130
 • Density110/km2 (300/sq mi)
DemonymGhyveldois
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59260 /59254
Elevation0–25 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]

Heraldry

Arms of Ghyvelde
Arms of Ghyvelde
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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