Rosendaël

Coordinates: 51°02′29″N 2°24′13″E / 51.0413°N 2.4037°E / 51.0413; 2.4037
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Rosendaël
Part of Dunkirk
Town hall annex
Town hall annex
Coat of arms of Rosendaël
Location of Rosendaël
Map
Rosendaël is located in France
Rosendaël
Rosendaël
Rosendaël is located in Hauts-de-France
Rosendaël
Rosendaël
Coordinates: 51°02′29″N 2°24′13″E / 51.0413°N 2.4037°E / 51.0413; 2.4037
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementDunkirk
CantonDunkerque-2
CommuneDunkirk
Area
1
3.97 km2 (1.53 sq mi)
Population
 (1999)
18,272
 • Density4,600/km2 (12,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
59240
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Rosendaël (French pronunciation: [ʁozɑ̃dal]; Dutch: Rozendaal; West Flemish: Rozendoale; French Flemish: Roozendaele; meaning "rose valley") is a former commune in the Nord department in northern France. In 1971 it was merged into Dunkirk.[1] It currently has 18,272 inhabitants (an almost ten-fold increase since 1825) in an area of 3.97 km2.

Heraldry[edit]

Arms of Rosendaël
Arms of Rosendaël
The arms of Rosendaël are blazoned :
D'azur à la Rose d'Argent



Rosendaël also has its own flag, Barry of 6 gules and vert

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Rosendaël, EHESS (in French).