Rexpoëde
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region | Hauts-de-France | |
Department | North | |
Arrondissement | Dunkerque | |
Canton | Wormhout | |
Community association | Hauts de Flandre | |
Coordinates | 50 ° 56 ' N , 2 ° 32' E | |
height | 7-24 m | |
surface | 13.37 km 2 | |
Residents | 2,001 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 150 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 59122 | |
INSEE code | 59499 | |
Website | http://www.rexpoede.fr/ | |
Saint-Omer church |
Rexpoëde ( Dutch: Rekspoede ) is a French municipality with 2001 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Nord in the region of Hauts-de-France . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Dunkerque and the Canton of Wormhout .
geography
The municipality is located around 20 kilometers southeast of Dunkirk , near the Belgian border, in the French Flanders countryside . The neighboring municipalities of Rexpoëde are:
- Killem in the north,
- Oost-Cappel in the east,
- Bambecque in the south,
- West-Cappel in the west and
- Warhem in the northwest.
The municipality is drained by the Zwyne Becque river to the east, which eventually flows into the Yser (IJzer), which runs to Belgium.
Population development
year | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2010 | 2013 |
Residents | 1,154 | 1,167 | 1,384 | 1,534 | 1,545 | 1,728 | 1,849 | 1,881 |
Attractions
- Saint Omer church from the 16th century with valuable furniture
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Nord. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-119-8 , pp. 873-874.
Web links
Commons : Rexpoëde - collection of images, videos and audio files