Hoymille

Hoymille
Hooimille

Hoymille in the arrondissement of Dunkirk
Hoymille
Administration
Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department Nord
Arrondissement Dunkirk
Canton Bergues
Intercommunality Canton of Bergues
Mayor Sylvie Desmarescaux
(2001–2008)
Statistics
Elevation 1.25–12 m (4.1–39 ft)
(avg. 2 m/6.6 ft)
Land area1 5.53 km2 (2.14 sq mi)
Population2 3,086  (1999)
 - Density 558 /km2 (1,450 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 59319/ 59492
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.

Hoymille (from Flemish; Hooimille in modern Dutch spelling) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. As well, Hoymille is a village situated next to the cities of Bergues and Wormhout. The city hosts an annual carnival at the end February. The local church is St Gérard's.

Heraldry

The arms of Hoymille are blazoned :
Or, a chief chequy azure and argent.

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