Coudekerque-Branche

Coudekerque-Branche
Commune

Coat of arms
Coudekerque-Branche
Location within Hauts-de-France region
Coudekerque-Branche
Coordinates: 51°01′31″N 2°23′30″E / 51.0253°N 2.3917°E / 51.0253; 2.3917Coordinates: 51°01′31″N 2°23′30″E / 51.0253°N 2.3917°E / 51.0253; 2.3917
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Nord
Arrondissement Dunkerque
Canton Coudekerque-Branche
Intercommunality CU Dunkerque
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) David Bailleul
Area1 9.14 km2 (3.53 sq mi)
Population (2005)2 23,100
 • Density 2,500/km2 (6,500/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Coudekerquois (es)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 59155 /59210
Elevation 0–6 m (0–20 ft)
(avg. 3 m or 9.8 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.

Coudekerque-Branche (Dutch: Nieuw-Koudekerke) is a commune of the Nord department in northern France.

It is the largest suburb of the city of Dunkerque, and is adjacent to it on the southeast. In the 1999 census, Coudekerque-Branche had a population of 24,152. The commune has a land area of 9.14 km² (3.529 sq mi).

Politics

Presidential Elections 2nd Round

ElectionCandidateParty%
2017 Marine Le Pen FN 52.74
2012 François Hollande PS 57.74
2007 Ségolène Royal PS 53.07
2002 Jacques Chirac RPR 74.71

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Heraldry

 The arms of Coudekerque-Branche are blazoned :
Sable, a hedgehog argent crowned Or.

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.lemonde.fr/nord-pas-de-calais-picardie/nord,59/oost-cappel,59448/elections/presidentielle-2017/


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