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Place details
- Locality
- La Gorgue
- Region
- Hauts-de-France
- Country
- France
- Population
- 5,327
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Country
- France
- Region
- Hauts-de-France
- Department
- Nord
- Arrondissement
- Dunkerque
- Canton
- Hazebrouck
- Intercommunality
- Flandre Lys
- Mayor 2020 2026
- Philippe Mahieu
- Area
- 15.03 km (5.80 sq mi)
- Population 2023
- 5,616
- Density
- 373.7/km (967.8/sq mi)
- Demonym s
- Gorguillons, Gorguillonnes
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- La Gorgue
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Dunkirk
- Population
- +5616
- Area
- +15.03
- Elevation
- +17
- Shares border with
- Merville
- Official website
- www.ville-lagorgue.fr
- Image
- La Gorgue.JPG
Article
La Gorgue ( French pronunciation: [la ɡɔʁɡ]) is a town in northern France. It is a commune in the Nord department, with about 5,600 inhabitants. It was the location of the Beaupré-sur-la-Lys Abbey, founded in 1221, whose grounds were used as a Royal Flying Corps base during World War I.
History