Vieux-Berquin

Vieux-Berquin
Vieux-Berquin

Coordinates: 50°41′44″N 2°38′43″E / 50.6956°N 2.6453°E / 50.6956; 2.6453Coordinates: 50°41′44″N 2°38′43″E / 50.6956°N 2.6453°E / 50.6956; 2.6453
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Nord
Arrondissement Dunkerque
Canton Bailleul-Sud-Ouest
Intercommunality Monts de Flandres
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Jean-Paul Salomé
Area1 25.96 km2 (10.02 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 2,185
  Density 84/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 59615 / 59232
Elevation 15–20 m (49–66 ft)
(avg. 20 m or 66 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.

Vieux-Berquin is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

Heraldry

The arms of Vieux-Berquin are blazoned :

Or, 5 bendlets gules. (Hallennes-lez-Haubourdin and Vieux-Berquin use the same arms.)

See also

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