Arnèke

Arnèke
Commune
Saint Martin

Coat of arms
Arnèke
Location within Hauts-de-France region
Arnèke
Coordinates: 50°49′53″N 2°24′43″E / 50.8314°N 2.4119°E / 50.8314; 2.4119Coordinates: 50°49′53″N 2°24′43″E / 50.8314°N 2.4119°E / 50.8314; 2.4119
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Nord
Arrondissement Dunkerque
Canton Wormhout
Intercommunality CC Flandre Intérieure
Government
  Mayor (2014-2020) Francis Ampen
Area1 13.41 km2 (5.18 sq mi)
Population (2015)2 1,620
  Density 120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 59018 /59285
Elevation 14–50 m (46–164 ft)
(avg. 25 m or 82 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.

Arnèke is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

Geography

Arnèke is situated on the D55 (route de Wormhout). The small river Peene Becque is flowing through the village. The village eastern limit with Ledringhem is voie romaine (D52) and southern limit is Peene Becque.

Politics

Presidential Elections 2nd Round

ElectionWinning CandidateParty%
2017 Emmanuel Macron En Marche! 55.29
2012 Nicolas Sarkozy UMP 52.52
2007 Nicolas Sarkozy UMP 56.30
2002 Jacques Chirac RPR 79.85

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Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793 1,372    
1800 1,255−8.5%
1806 1,308+4.2%
1821 1,447+10.6%
1831 1,493+3.2%
1836 1,498+0.3%
1841 1,498+0.0%
1846 1,479−1.3%
1851 1,428−3.4%
1856 1,403−1.8%
1861 1,425+1.6%
1866 1,472+3.3%
1872 1,478+0.4%
1876 1,494+1.1%
1881 1,488−0.4%
1886 1,480−0.5%
1891 1,494+0.9%
1896 1,492−0.1%
1901 1,467−1.7%
1906 1,458−0.6%
1911 1,460+0.1%
1921 1,446−1.0%
1926 1,366−5.5%
1931 1,251−8.4%
1936 1,256+0.4%
1946 1,274+1.4%
1954 1,315+3.2%
1962 1,316+0.1%
1968 1,256−4.6%
1975 1,390+10.7%
1982 1,474+6.0%
1990 1,568+6.4%
1999 1,549−1.2%
2006 1,562+0.8%
2009 1,590+1.8%
2015 1,620+1.9%

Heraldry

The arms of Arnèke are blazoned :
Sable, on a cross argent, 5 ermine spots sable.

Transportation

Arneke train station

A train station is serving the village.

See also

References

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