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Steenbecque

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

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Place details

Locality: Steenbecque
Region: Hauts-de-France
Country: France
Population: 1,674

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Key facts

French commune.name: Steenbecque
French commune.native name: Steenbeke
French commune.commune status: Commune
French commune.image: Steenbecque (Nord, Fr) mairie.JPG
French commune.caption: The town hall in Steenbecque
French commune.image coat of arms: Blason ville fr Steenbecque (Nord).svg
French commune.arrondissement: Dunkerque
French commune.canton: Hazebrouck
French commune.INSEE: 59578
French commune.postal code: 59189
French commune.mayor: Carole Delaire
French commune.term: 2020–2026
French commune.intercommunality

Wikidata facts

Instance of: commune of France
Official name: Steenbecque
Country: France
Located in: arrondissement of Dunkirk
Population: +1602
Area: +11.96
Elevation: +32
Shares border with: Thiennes
Official website: www.steenbecque.fr/home.html
Image: Steenbecque (Nord, Fr) mairie.JPG

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

==Etymology== Steenbecque has historically been attested as Steenbeka in 1183. The toponym Steenbecque is of Germanic origin, deriving from a Low German dialect, ultimately from Proto-West-Germanic *stain. Within the Nord and Pas-de-Calais departments, the Germanic hydronym *-bak(i) entered the French language via Low German, and took on two forms: the Germanic form -beek and Romance -becque (also -bec, -becques).