West-Cappel

West-Cappel
Commune

Coat of arms
West-Cappel
Location within Hauts-de-France region
West-Cappel
Coordinates: 50°55′47″N 2°30′22″E / 50.9297°N 2.5061°E / 50.9297; 2.5061Coordinates: 50°55′47″N 2°30′22″E / 50.9297°N 2.5061°E / 50.9297; 2.5061
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Nord
Arrondissement Dunkerque
Canton Wormhout
Intercommunality CC Hauts de Flandre
Government
  Mayor (2014-2020) André Figoureux
Area1 7.57 km2 (2.92 sq mi)
Population (2014)2 562
  Density 74/km2 (190/sq mi)
Demonym(s) West-Cappelois (es)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 59657 /59380
Elevation 6–27 m (20–89 ft)
(avg. 22 m or 72 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.

West-Cappel is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

Politics

Presidential Elections 2nd Round

ElectionWinning CandidateParty%
2017 Marine Le Pen FN 51.12
2012 Nicolas Sarkozy UMP 60.77
2007 Nicolas Sarkozy UMP 58.56
2002 Jacques Chirac RPR 75.68

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Heraldry

The arms of West-Cappel are blazoned :
Argent, a bend fusil gules. (probably not heraldically significantly different from Noordpeene)

See also

References


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