Zegerscappel
Zegerscappel
Zegerskappel | |
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The church in Zegerscappel | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Zegerscappel | |
Zegerscappel Zegerscappel | |
| Coordinates: 50°53′16″N 2°23′02″E / 50.8878°N 2.3839°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Dunkerque |
| Canton | Wormhout |
| Intercommunality | Hauts de Flandre |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2024–2026) | Franck Spicht[1] |
Area 1 | 17.4 km2 (6.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,562 |
| • Density | 89.8/km2 (233/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 (French pronunciation: [zeɡɛʁskapɛl]; from Dutch; Zegerskappel in modern Dutch spelling) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]
It is 15 km (9 mi) south of Dunkerque.
Heraldry
| 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.
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Population
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See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 12 March 2025.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Zegerscappel, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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