Ghyvelde

Ghyvelde Gijvelde
Commune
Ghyvelde in the arrondissement of Dunkirk
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 51°03′08″N 2°31′41″E / 51.0522°N 2.5281°E / 51.0522; 2.5281Coordinates: 51°03′08″N 2°31′41″E / 51.0522°N 2.5281°E / 51.0522; 2.5281
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Dunkerque
Canton	Dunkerque-2
Intercommunality	Dunkerque
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Patrick Theodon
Area 1	35.92 km2 (13.87 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[1]	4,164
• Density	120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Ghyveldois
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59260 /59254
Elevation	0–25 m (0–82 ft) (avg. 4 m or 13 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Ghyvelde (Dutch: Gijvelde, West Flemish: Gyvelde) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is located on the Belgian border, and just inland from the North Sea. It is, after Bray-Dunes, the second most northern commune of France. The E40/A16 passes through the commune. On 1 January 2016, the former commune Les Moëres was merged into Ghyvelde.^[2]

Gallery[]

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  Town hall

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  Saint-Vincent church

Politics[]

Presidential Elections 2nd Round[]

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Heraldry[]

The arms of Ghyvelde are blazoned : Ermine, on a bend gules, 3 escallops bendwise Or. (Ghyvelde and Hondschoote use the same arms.)

See also[]

• Communes of the Nord department

References[]

• INSEE commune file

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