La Gorgue
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  La Gorgue | |
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  La Gorgue | |
| Coordinates: 50°38′16″N 2°43′03″E / 50.6378°N 2.7175°ECoordinates: 50°38′16″N 2°43′03″E / 50.6378°N 2.7175°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Dunkerque |
| Canton | Merville |
| Intercommunality | Flandre Lys |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Philippe Mahieu |
| Area1 | 15.03 km2 (5.80 sq mi) |
| Population (1999)2 | 5,215 |
| • Density | 350/km2 (900/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59268 / 59253 |
| Elevation |
12–19 m (39–62 ft) (avg. 16 m or 52 ft) |
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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. | |
La Gorgue is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
Heraldry
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The arms of La Gorgue are blazoned : Azure semy of escallops Or, on a chief argent, a demi-lion issuant from the line of division sable. |
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