Spycker

Spycker
Spycker
Administration
Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department Nord
Arrondissement Dunkerque
Canton Bourbourg
Mayor Jean-Luc Goetbloet
(2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation 0–5 m (0–16 ft)
(avg. 10 m/33 ft)
Land area1 9.19 km2 (3.55 sq mi)
Population2 1,314  (1999)
 - Density 143 /km2 (370 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 59576/ 59380
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.

Spycker is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

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History

Spycker was liberated by soldiers of The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada in September 1944.[1]

Heraldry

The arms of Spycker are blazoned :
Argent billetty, a lion sable armed and langued gules. (Loon-Plage and Spycker use the same arms)

See also

References

  1. ^ O'Keefe, David R. "With Blinders On: The Black Watch and the Battle for Spycker, September 12-14 1944." Canadian Army Journal, Volume 11, No. 1 Spring 2008.