Neuf-Berquin

Neuf-Berquin (from Dutch: Nieuw-Berkijn) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

Neuf-Berquin

Nieuw-Berkijn
The church in Neuf-Berquin
Coat of arms
Location of Neuf-Berquin
Neuf-Berquin
Neuf-Berquin
Coordinates: 50°39′40″N 2°40′20″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementDunkerque
CantonHazebrouck
IntercommunalityCommunauté de communes de Flandre Intérieure
Government
  Mayor (2014-2020) Bernard Debeugny
Area
1
6.4 km2 (2.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
1,234
  Density190/km2 (500/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Neuf-Berquinois (es)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59423 /59940
Elevation15–18 m (49–59 ft)
(avg. 18 m or 59 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

French composer and clarinetist Ferdinand Capelle was born in Neuf-Berquin.

Heraldry

Arms of Neuf-Berquin
The arms of Neuf-Berquin are blazoned :
Gules, an inescutcheon Or.

See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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