Staple, Nord

Staple
Staple

Coordinates: 50°44′55″N 2°27′12″E / 50.7486°N 2.4533°E / 50.7486; 2.4533Coordinates: 50°44′55″N 2°27′12″E / 50.7486°N 2.4533°E / 50.7486; 2.4533
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Nord
Arrondissement Dunkerque
Canton Hazebrouck-Nord
Intercommunality l'Houtland
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Eddie Defévére
Area1 9.97 km2 (3.85 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 610
  Density 61/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 59577 / 59190
Elevation 34–57 m (112–187 ft)
(avg. 42 m or 138 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Staple is a commune in the Nord department in the region of Hauts-de-France in northern France.

There is a separate commune named Étaples.

Heraldry

The arms of Staple are blazoned :

Ermine, a fess gules. (Sainte-Marie-Cappel and Staple use the same arms.)

See also

References

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