Rosendaël

Rosendaël

Town hall annex
Rosendaël
Administration
Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department Nord
Arrondissement Dunkirk
Canton Dunkirk-East
Intercommunality Dunkerque grand littoral
Mayor Alain Vanwaefelghem (deputy mayor)
(2008–2014)
Statistics
Land area1 3.97 km2 (1.53 sq mi)
Population2 18,272  (1999)
 - Density 4,603 /km2 (11,920 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 59510/ 59240
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.

Rosendaël (Rozendaal in Dutch) is a former commune in the Nord department in northern France. In 1972 it was merged into Dunkirk. The name means "Rose Valley" according to François Joseph Grille. It currently has 18,272 inhabitants (an almost ten-fold increase since 1825) in an area of 3.97 km2.

Heraldry

The arms of Rosendaël are blazoned :
D'azur à la Rose d'Argent

Rosendaël also has its own flag, Barry of 6 gules and vert

See also