Arnèke
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | North | |
| Arrondissement | Dunkerque | |
| Canton | Wormhout | |
| Community association | Flandre Intérieure | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 50 ′ N , 2 ° 25 ′ E | |
| height | 14-50 m | |
| surface | 13.41 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,617 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 121 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 59285 | |
| INSEE code | 59018 | |
| Website | http://www.arneke.fr/ | |
 Arnèke Town Hall (Mairie) |
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Arnèke ( Dutch : Arneke or Arnyke ) is a French municipality with 1617 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in Nord in the region of Hauts-de-France near the border with Belgium . It is located in the arrondissement of Dunkerque and is part of the canton of Wormhout (until 2015: canton of Cassel ). The inhabitants are called Arnèkois .
geography
Arnèke is about 22 kilometers south of Dunkirk . Arnèke is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Zegerscappel in the north, Ledringhem in the northeast, Zermezeele in the east and southeast, Wemaers-Cappel in the south and southeast, Ochtezeele in the south and southwest, Rubrouck in the west and Bollezeele in the northwest.
Residents
| Population development in Arnèke | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 1,316 |
| 1968 | 1,256 |
| 1975 | 1,390 |
| 1982 | 1,474 |
| 1990 | 1,568 |
| 1999 | 1,549 |
| 2006 | 1,562 |
| 2013 | 1,609 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | |
Attractions
- Saint-Martin church from the mid-16th century, monument historique
- Wall castle Les Sept Planètes, Monument historique
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Nord. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-119-8 , pp. 441-446.
Web links
Commons : Arnèke - collection of images, videos and audio files
