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Also known as Sint-Winoksbergen, Bergues-Saint-Winoc, Bergen

Bergues (; ; ) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

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Bergues is a commune in France, situated within the Hauts-de-France region. It serves as the capital of the canton of Bergues and is located in the arrondissement of Dunkirk. The town shares borders with Coudekerque-Village, Socx, Bierne, and Hoymille. Its postal code is 59380, and it is twinned with Erndtebrück.

The area of Bergues is 1.32 square kilometers. Population figures vary by source, with one listing 3,889 residents and another citing 4,355. The male population is recorded as 1,673, while the female population is 1,980. The town has an elevation above sea level of 22 meters, though other sources indicate elevations of 7 or 8 meters. Bergues received the Croix de guerre 1914–1918 award.

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Place details

Locality
Bergues
Region
Hauts-de-France
Country
France
Population
4,355
Timezone
Europe/Paris

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4.9 µg/m³
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9.3 µg/m³
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Key facts

French commune.name
Bergues
French commune.native name
(Sint-Winoksbergen)
French commune.commune status
Commune
French commune.image
0 Beffroi et place de la République à Bergues (Nord).JPG
French commune.image coat of arms
Blason de la ville de Bergues (59) Nord-France.svg
French commune.image flag
Flag of Bergues.gif
French commune.caption
A street and the belfry of Bergues
French commune.arrondissement
Dunkerque
French commune.canton
Coudekerque-Branche
French commune.INSEE
59067
French commune.postal code
59380
French commune.mayor
Paul-Loup Tronquoy
French commune.term
2020–2026
French commune.intercommunality
CC Hauts de Flandre
French commune.elevation min m
1
French commune.elevation max m
22
French commune.area km2
1.32
French commune.website
Official website

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Bergues
Country
France
Population
3525
Area
1.32
Elevation
6
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Shares border with
Quaëdypre
Official website
bergues.fr
Image
0 Tours de l'ancienne abbaye St-Winoc à Bergues (Nord) 1.jpg
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Commons category
Bergues
twinned administrative body
Canterbury
topic's main category
Category:Bergues
postal code
59380
associated electoral district
canton of Coudekerque-Branche
male population
1673
female population
1980
email address
mailto:[email protected]
phone number
+33-3-28-68-60-44
fax number
+33-3-28-68-71-25
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Encyclopedic overview

10 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Population
  • Heraldry
  • Sights
  • Gallery
  • International relations
  • Popular culture
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Bergues (; ; ) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

It is situated to the south of Dunkirk and from the Belgian border. Locally it is referred to as "the other Bruges in Flanders". Bergues is a setting for the 2008 movie Welcome to the Sticks (Original French title: ''Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis'').

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bergues” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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