Vieux-Berquin | |
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 The town hall in Vieux-Berquin | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Vieux-Berquin  | |
  Vieux-Berquin  Vieux-Berquin | |
| Coordinates: 50°41′44″N 2°38′43″E / 50.6956°N 2.6453°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Dunkerque |
| Canton | Bailleul |
| Intercommunality | Flandre Intérieure |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023–2026) | Pierre-Louis Ruyant[1] |
| Area 1 | 25.96 km2 (10.02 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 2,649 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (260/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Vieux-Berquinois(es) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59615 /59232 |
| Elevation | 15–20 m (49–66 ft) (avg. 20 m or 66 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Vieux-Berquin (French pronunciation: [vjø bɛʁkɛ̃]; Dutch: Oud-Berkijn) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 1,864 | — |
| 1975 | 1,759 | −0.82% |
| 1982 | 1,949 | +1.48% |
| 1990 | 2,092 | +0.89% |
| 1999 | 2,185 | +0.48% |
| 2007 | 2,290 | +0.59% |
| 2012 | 2,499 | +1.76% |
| 2017 | 2,507 | +0.06% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Heraldry
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The arms of Vieux-Berquin are blazoned : Or, 5 bendlets gules. (Hallennes-lez-Haubourdin and Vieux-Berquin use the same arms.)
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See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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