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Ghyvelde
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Ghyvelde (; , ) 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.
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Ghyvelde is a commune nouvelle and border city located in the Nord department of France. Established on January 1, 2016, it replaced the former communes of Ghyvelde and Les Moëres. The municipality is situated within the arrondissement of Dunkirk and the Communauté urbaine de Dunkerque, in the Hauts-de-France region. It shares borders with Zuydcoote, Bray-Dunes, De Panne, and Veurne.
The area covers 35.92 square kilometers, with an elevation of 2 meters. Its population is recorded as 4,193, while another source lists it as 3,110. The postal code for the locality is 59254, and it falls under the canton of Dunkerque-2 for electoral purposes. The official name of the entity is Ghyvelde.
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Place details
- Locality
- Ghyvelde
- Region
- Hauts-de-France
- Country
- France
- Population
- 3,110
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- French commune.name
- Ghyvelde
- French commune.native name
- Gijvelde
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- MairieGhyvelde.JPG
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason de la ville de Ghyvelde (59) Nord-France.svg
- French commune.caption
- Ghyvelde in the arrondissement of Dunkirk
- French commune.arrondissement
- Dunkerque
- French commune.canton
- Dunkerque-2
- French commune.INSEE
- 59260
- French commune.postal code
- 59254
- French commune.mayor
- Anthony Raes
- French commune.term
- 2024–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- CU Dunkerque
- French commune.elevation m
- 4
- French commune.elevation min m
- 0
- French commune.elevation max m
- 25
- French commune.area km2
- 35.92
- French commune.demonym
- Ghyveldois
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Mairie de Ghyvelde et des Moëres -
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Ghyvelde (; , ) 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.
==Population== Population data refer to the area corresponding with the commune as of January 2025.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ghyvelde” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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