Volckerinckhove

Volckerinckhove
region	Hauts-de-France
Department	North
Arrondissement	Dunkerque
Canton	Wormhout
Community association	Hauts de Flandre
Coordinates	50 ° 50 ′  N , 2 ° 18 ′  E Coordinates: 50 ° 50 ′  N , 2 ° 18 ′  E
height	15-61 m
surface	9.88 km 2
Residents	567 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	57 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	59470
INSEE code	59628
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Volckerinckhove , West Flemish : Volkerinkove , is a municipality in French Flanders in France . It belongs to the Hauts-de-France region , the Nord department , the Dunkerque arrondissement and the Wormhout canton . The residents call themselves Volkerinckhovois . The neighboring communities are Merckeghem in the north, Bollezeele in the northeast, Rubrouck in the east, Broxeele in the southeast, Lederzeele in the south, Wulverdinghe in the southwest and Millam in the west.

history

Earlier place names were Volcrinhove (1209), Fochringhova (1218) and Foukelinchove (1299).

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2008	2013
Residents	569	531	487	488	422	487	474	563

Architectural monuments

See: List of Monuments historiques in Volckerinckhove

literature

• Le Patrimoine des Communes du Nord. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-119-8 , p. 1765.

Web links

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