Winnezeele

Winnezeele
Winnezele

Winnezeele in the arrondissement of Dunkirk
Winnezeele

Coordinates: 50°50′30″N 2°33′06″E / 50.8417°N 2.5517°ECoordinates: 50°50′30″N 2°33′06″E / 50.8417°N 2.5517°E
Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department Nord
Arrondissement Dunkirk
Canton Steenvoorde
Intercommunality Pays des Géants
Government
  Mayor (20012008) Paul Dequidt
Area1 15.54 km2 (6.00 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 1,108
  Density 71/km2 (180/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 59662 / 59670
Elevation 5–41 m (16–135 ft)
(avg. 25 m or 82 ft)

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.

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

Heraldry

The arms of Winnezeele are blazoned :
Argent, 4 lozenges gules, on a canton Or 2 fesses gules. (NB: one of the lozenges is covered by the canton).

See also

References

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