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Vieux-Berquin
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Vieux-Berquin (; ) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
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Vieux-Berquin is a commune in France, situated within the Hauts-de-France region. It lies in the arrondissement of Dunkirk and the canton of Bailleul-Sud-Ouest, with its associated electoral district being the canton of Bailleul. The municipality borders the communes of Pradelles, Bailleul, Borre, and Le Doulieu. Its postal code is 59232, and it is twinned with Nentershausen.
The area of Vieux-Berquin is 25.96 square kilometers, with an elevation of 20 meters above sea level. Population figures vary by source, with one listing 2,649 residents (1,217 male and 1,290 female) and another citing 2,255. The commune received the Croix de guerre 1914–1918.
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Place details
- Locality
- Vieux-Berquin
- Region
- Hauts-de-France
- Country
- France
- Population
- 2,255
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- French commune.name
- Vieux-Berquin
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Mairie de Vieux-Berquin.JPG
- French commune.caption
- The town hall in Vieux-Berquin
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Vieux-Berquin (Nord).svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Dunkerque
- French commune.canton
- Bailleul
- French commune.INSEE
- 59615
- French commune.postal code
- 59232
- French commune.mayor
- Pierre-Louis Ruyant
- French commune.term
- 2023–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- CA Cœur de Flandre
- French commune.elevation m
- 20
- French commune.elevation min m
- 15
- French commune.elevation max m
- 20
- French commune.area km2
- 25.96
- French commune.demonym
- Vieux-Berquinois(es)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Vieux-Berquin
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Dunkirk
- Population
- 2628
- Area
- 25.96
- Elevation
- 18
- Shares border with
- Le Doulieu
- Official website
- www.mairie-vieux-berquin.fr
- Image
- Mairie de Vieux-Berquin.JPG
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- Commons category
- Vieux-Berquin
- postal code
- 59232
- twinned administrative body
- Nentershausen
- associated electoral district
- canton of Bailleul
- male population
- 1217
- female population
- 1290
- P8168
- Mount Royal
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-3-28-42-70-07
- fax number
- +33-3-28-43-56-62
via Wikidata · CC0
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Population
- Heraldry
- See also
- References
Vieux-Berquin (; ) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
==Population==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Vieux-Berquin” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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