Crochte

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Crochte
Crochte Coat of Arms
Crochte (France)
Crochte
region Hauts-de-France
Department North
Arrondissement Dunkerque
Canton Wormhout
Community association Hauts de Flandre
Coordinates 50 ° 56 '  N , 2 ° 23'  E Coordinates: 50 ° 56 '  N , 2 ° 23'  E
height 4–32 m
surface 7.83 km 2
Residents 667 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 85 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 59380
INSEE code 59162
Website http://www.crochte.fr/

Saint-Georges church

Crochte ( West Flemish : Krochte ) is a municipality in northern France . It belongs to the Hauts-de-France region , the Nord department , the Dunkerque arrondissement and the Wormhout canton ( canton Bergues until 2015 ). It borders in the north on Steene , in the east on Socx , in the south on Esquelbecq and Bissezeele , in the southwest on Zegerscappel and in the west on Pitgam . The residents call themselves Crochtois.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2008 2013
Residents 396 398 336 451 489 570 689 686

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes du Nord. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-119-8 , p. 270.

Web links

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