Brouckerque
| Brouckerque Broekkerke | ||
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  Brouckerque | ||
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Location within Hauts-de-France region  Brouckerque | ||
| Coordinates: 50°57′15″N 2°17′34″E / 50.9542°N 2.2928°ECoordinates: 50°57′15″N 2°17′34″E / 50.9542°N 2.2928°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Nord | |
| Arrondissement | Dunkerque | |
| Canton | Bourbourg | |
| Intercommunality | la Colme | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-Pierre Decool | |
| Area1 | 11.91 km2 (4.60 sq mi) | |
| Population (2009)2 | 1,280 | |
| • Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59110 / 59630 | |
| Elevation |
0–8 m (0–26 ft) (avg. 2 m or 6.6 ft) | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
Brouckerque (from Dutch: Broekkerke[1] meaning "marsh church") is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 500 | — |
| 1800 | 706 | +41.2% |
| 1806 | 630 | −10.8% |
| 1821 | 757 | +20.2% |
| 1831 | 893 | +18.0% |
| 1836 | 912 | +2.1% |
| 1841 | 938 | +2.9% |
| 1846 | 948 | +1.1% |
| 1851 | 937 | −1.2% |
| 1856 | 916 | −2.2% |
| 1861 | 953 | +4.0% |
| 1866 | 949 | −0.4% |
| 1872 | 935 | −1.5% |
| 1876 | 984 | +5.2% |
| 1881 | 981 | −0.3% |
| 1886 | 985 | +0.4% |
| 1891 | 1,040 | +5.6% |
| 1896 | 1,031 | −0.9% |
| 1901 | 1,041 | +1.0% |
| 1906 | 985 | −5.4% |
| 1911 | 915 | −7.1% |
| 1921 | 819 | −10.5% |
| 1926 | 839 | +2.4% |
| 1931 | 829 | −1.2% |
| 1936 | 761 | −8.2% |
| 1946 | 804 | +5.7% |
| 1954 | 741 | −7.8% |
| 1962 | 698 | −5.8% |
| 1968 | 665 | −4.7% |
| 1975 | 924 | +38.9% |
| 1982 | 1,064 | +15.2% |
| 1990 | 1,168 | +9.8% |
| 1999 | 1,165 | −0.3% |
| 2006 | 1,276 | +9.5% |
| 2009 | 1,280 | +0.3% |
Heraldry
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The arms of Brouckerque are blazoned : Argent, on a fess sable, 3 cinqfoils Or. |
See also
References
- ↑ Brouckerque/Broekkerke: proussel.voila.net
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