Drincham

Drincham
Drinkam

Drincham
Administration
Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department Nord
Arrondissement Dunkerque
Canton Bourbourg
Intercommunality la Colme
Mayor Luc Waymel
(2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation 1–15 m (3.3–49 ft)
(avg. 11 m/36 ft)
Land area1 3.38 km2 (1.31 sq mi)
Population2 210  (1999)
 - Density 62 /km2 (160 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 59182/ 59630
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.

Drincham (from Flemish; Drinkam in modern Dutch spelling) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

It is about 15 km (9.3 mi) south of Dunkirk.

Heraldry

The arms of Drincham are blazoned :
Chequy argent and azure, a bordure gules.

See also

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