Steenbecque

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Steenbecque
Steenbecque Coat of Arms
Steenbecque (France)
Steenbecque
region Hauts-de-France
Department North
Arrondissement Dunkerque
Canton Hazebrouck
Community association Flandre Intérieure
Coordinates 50 ° 41 ′  N , 2 ° 29 ′  E Coordinates: 50 ° 41 ′  N , 2 ° 29 ′  E
height 17-65 m
surface 11.96 km 2
Residents 1,690 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 141 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 59189
INSEE code 59578
Website http://www.steenbecque.fr/

Steenbecque Town Hall

Steenbecque ( Dutch Steenbeke or Steenbeeke ) is a French municipality with 1,690 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in Nord in the region of Hauts-de-France . It belongs to the arrondissement of Dunkerque and the canton of Hazebrouck (until 2015: canton of Hazebrouck-Sud ).

geography

Steenbecque is about 35 kilometers west of Lille . Neighboring communities of Steenbecque are Morbecque in the north and east, Thiennes in the south and south-west, Boëseghem in the west and south-west and Blaringhem in the west and north-west.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2012
Residents 1,447 1,497 1,469 1,485 1,553 1,612 1,692 1,742
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint-Pierre church
  • Calvaire at the church
  • Old hospice
  • Old school, built in the Flemish style

  • Saint-Pierre church

  • Calvaire

  • Old hospice

  • Old school

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes du Nord. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-119-8 , pp. 849-851.

Web links

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