Godewaersvelde

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Godewaersvelde
Godsvelde
Coat of arms of Godewaersvelde
Godewaersvelde (France)
Godewaersvelde
region Hauts-de-France
Department North
Arrondissement Dunkerque
Canton Bailleul
Community association Flandre Intérieure
Coordinates 50 ° 48 ′  N , 2 ° 39 ′  E Coordinates: 50 ° 48 ′  N , 2 ° 39 ′  E
height 27-163 m
surface 11.89 km 2
Residents 2,051 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 172 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 59270
INSEE code 59262
Website http://www.godewaersvelde.fr/

Saint-Pierre church

Godewaersvelde , West Flemish Godsvelde , Dutch and godewaersvelde , is a commune with 2,051 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in Nord in the region of Hauts-de-France (2015 Nord-Pas-de-Calais ). It belongs to the Arrondissement of Dunkerque and the Flandre Intérieure municipality . West Flemish is also spoken in Godewaersvelde .

geography

Location of Godewaersvelde in the Dunkerque arrondissement

The municipality of Godewaersvelde is located in French Flanders in the far north of France, roughly halfway between the cities of Dunkerque and Lille . In the north, the municipality borders on Belgium (Poperinge municipality). The northern and western parts of the municipality are mostly flat, in the southeast the 164 m high Mont des Cats ( Katsberg ) rises , the top of which is shared by the municipalities of Godewaersvelde, Berthen and Méteren. The elevation represents one of several nearby witness mountains which, as a ridge, separates the basin of the Yser ( IJzer ) in the north from the basin of the Leie ( Lys ) in the south. The area of ​​the municipality is traversed by several streams that drain towards the north to the Yser. The landmark of the Katsberg, visible from afar, is a 200 meter high transmission mast.

In addition to the closed settlement image of the core town, the districts of Keyselaere and Meulewalle , the abbey on the Katsberg ( Abbaye du Mont des Cats ) and numerous scattered individual farms are located in the municipality of Godewaersvelde .

Neighboring communities of Godewaersvelde are Poperinge in the north, Boeschepe in the east, Berthen and Méteren in the southeast, Flêtre in the south, Eecke in the west and Steenvoorde in the northwest.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2007 2017
Residents 1,794 1,798 1,665 1,713 1,738 1,935 1,964 2,051
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Culture and sights

See also: List of Monuments historiques in Godewaersvelde

Buildings

Saint-Bernard Abbey Church on Mont des Cats
Transmission mast on the Mont des Cats

museum

A border museum ( Musée de la vie frontalière de Godewaersvelde ) was set up at the former customs post at the border crossing from Godewaersvelde to Belgium . It shows exhibits from the daily work of customs officers and illuminates the history of border trade and smuggling.

Folklore and carnival

The Géants de Godewaersvelde (German: Giganten von Godewaersvelde ) belong to the traditional giant figures ( Géants du Nord ) that are widespread at festivals in the Pas-de-Calais region in northern France and in neighboring Belgium . Since 2005, the performances have been carried out by UNESCO under the title Processions of Giants and Dragons from Belgium and France as masterpieces of the oral and intangible heritage of humanity .

  • Géant figures

  • "Henri le Douanier" ( Henri the customs officer )

  • "Dick le Chien" ( Dick the dog )

Culinary specialty

In 1890, monks of the abbey on Mont des Cats (Katsberg) were the first producers of the cheese, still known today as Mont des Cats , whose mature loaf weighs two kilograms.

Economy and Infrastructure

There are 35 farms in the municipality (cultivation of grain, fruit and vegetables, cattle breeding).

former Godewaersvelde station, today a school building

The Autoroute A 25 from Dunkerque to Lille (with a connection in the northwestern Steenvoorde ) touches the west of the municipality. In the north runs the trunk road from Saint-Omer to Ypres .

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes du Nord. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-119-8 , pp. 1546-1548.

supporting documents

  1. ↑ Godewaersvelde on cassini.ehess.fr
  2. ↑ Godewaersvelde on insee.fr
  3. ↑ Godewaersvelde Border Museum. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on December 3, 2011 ; Retrieved February 19, 2011 (French). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.musee-godewaersvelde.fr
  4. ↑ Farms on annuaire-mairie.fr (French)

Web links

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