Ledringhem
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Ledringhem (; ) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
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Ledringhem is a commune in France, situated within the Nord department and the arrondissement of Dunkirk. It is part of the Hauts-de-France region and falls under the canton of Wormhout. The municipality borders Esquelbecq, Wormhout, Zegerscappel, and Zermezeele. Its official postal code is 59470, and the local demonym is ledringhemois or ledringhemoise.
The area covers 7.01 square kilometers, with an elevation above sea level of 26 meters. The population is recorded as 691, comprising 348 males and 313 females. The name is pronounced lədʁɛ̃ɡɛm in IPA transcription.
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Place details
- Locality
- Ledringhem
- Region
- Hauts-de-France
- Country
- France
- Population
- 526
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Ledringhem
- French commune.native name
- Ledringem
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Ledringhem church and hall.jpg
- French commune.caption
- View of Ledringhem church, graveyard and town hall
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason de la ville de Ledringhem (59) Nord-France.svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Dunkerque
- French commune.canton
- Wormhout
- French commune.INSEE
- 59338
- French commune.postal code
- 59470
- French commune.mayor
- Christian Delassus
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- Hauts de Flandre
- French commune.elevation m
- 19
- French commune.elevation min m
- 11
- French commune.elevation max m
- 26
- French commune.area km2
- 7.01
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- Place-names
- Heraldry
- Toponymy
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- Etymology
- Geology
- Undersurface geology
- Superficial geology
- Prehistory
- Early human settlements
- History
- Gaulish times
- Roman time
- Frankish Empire
- Middle Ages
- English rule over Northern France
- Habsburg Netherlands
- Spanish Netherlands period and Dutch Reformation
- French rule
- French Revolution
- First French Empire
- World wars
- War monuments
- Population
- Administration
- Transportation
- Accommodations
- Economy
- Social life
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- References
- Monography
- External links
Ledringhem (; ) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
It is situated also in the ancient territory of the County of Flanders, in the Houtland (or woodland, with the cities of Cassel and Hazebrouck) in the Franse Westhoek (French Western corner) where French Flemish was still spoken until recently.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ledringhem” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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