Quaëdypre

Quaëdypre
region	Hauts-de-France
Department	North
Arrondissement	Dunkerque
Canton	Wormhout
Community association	Hauts de Flandre
Coordinates	50 ° 56 '  N , 2 ° 27'  E Coordinates: 50 ° 56 '  N , 2 ° 27'  E
height	0-31 m
surface	18.70 km 2
Residents	1,095 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	59 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	59380
INSEE code	59478
Website	http://www.quaedypre.fr/

Quaëdypre ( Dutch : Kwaadieper ) is a French commune near Dunkirk with 1095 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in Nord in the region of Hauts-de-France . The municipality belongs to the canton of Wormhout (until 2015: Bergues ).

geography

Quaëdypre is about 14 kilometers south of Dunkirk . Lille is about 65 km away. The place is two kilometers south-southeast of Bergues .

history

Mentioned for the first time in 1067, the place was called Quatipra from 1220 and received its current name in 1393. The origin of the name is probably composed of kwaad (“bad” or “small”) and Ieper or Ypres ( elm ).

Attractions

Saint-Omer church

See also: List of Monuments historiques in Quaëdypre

The church of Saint Omer , built in the 17th century, is worth seeing .

literature

• Le Patrimoine des Communes du Nord. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-119-8 , pp. 275-279.

Web links

Commons : Quaëdypre  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Brief portrait