Saint-Jans-Cappel

Saint-Jans-Cappel
Saint-Jans-Cappel
Administration
Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department Nord
Arrondissement Dunkerque
Canton Bailleul-Nord-Est
Intercommunality Monts de Flandres
Mayor Dominique Hallynck
(2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation 26–152 m (85–499 ft)
(avg. 30 m/98 ft)
Land area1 7.96 km2 (3.07 sq mi)
Population2 1,516  (2006)
 - Density 190 /km2 (490 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 59535/ 59270
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.

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

Heraldry

The arms of Saint-Jans-Cappel are blazoned :
Or, a cross vair, in canton a pascal lamb argent. (the bells of the vair here are oriented along the arms of the cross. In particular, the bells of the upper and lower arms are mirrored around the fess line.)

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