Brouckerque
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Brouckerque Broekkerke |
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | North | |
| Arrondissement | Dunkerque | |
| Canton | Grande-Synthe | |
| Community association | Hauts de Flandre | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 57 ′ N , 2 ° 18 ′ E | |
| height | 0-8 m | |
| surface | 11.91 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,375 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 115 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 59630 | |
| INSEE code | 59110 | |
Brouckerque , "Broekkerke" in West Flanders , is a municipality in the French part of Flanders . It belongs to the Hauts-de-France region , the Nord department , the Dunkerque arrondissement and the Grande-Synthe canton ( canton Bourbourg until 2015 ). The residents call themselves Brouckerquois.
Brouckerque borders in the northwest on Loon-Plage , in the north on Dunkerque (point of contact), in the northeast on Spycker , in the southeast on Pitgam , in the south on Looberghe and in the west on Bourbourg and Craywick .
The communities Bourbourg , Craywick and Brouckerque have a share in the district of Coppenaxfort .
The Canal de Bourbourg touches the municipality mark in the west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 | 2013 |
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| Residents | 698 | 665 | 924 | 1,064 | 1,168 | 1,165 | 1,274 | 1,276 |
Attractions
- Saint-Omer Church, Monument historique
new Coppenaxfort bridge over the Bourbourg Canal
Saint-Omer church
Bourbourg Canal
Mairie , called Wethuys
literature
- Jean-Luc Flohic (Ed.): Le Patrimoine des Communes du Nord. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-119-8 , pp. 332-334.
