Uxem

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

Uxem

Uksem
Saint-Amand Church in Uxem
Coat of arms
Location of Uxem
Uxem
Uxem
Coordinates: 51°01′20″N 2°29′02″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementDunkerque
CantonCoudekerque-Branche
IntercommunalityCommunauté de communes des Hauts de Flandre
Government
  Mayor (2014-2020) André-Pierre Becquet
Area
1
8.27 km2 (3.19 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
1,411
  Density170/km2 (440/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Uxemois (es)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59605 /59229
Elevation−2–3 m (−6.6–9.8 ft)
(avg. 0 m or 0 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It is 8 km (5.0 mi) east of Dunkirk.

Politics

Presidential Elections 2nd Round

[2]

ElectionCandidateParty%
2017 Emmanuel Macron En Marche! 55.77
2012 Nicolas Sarkozy UMP 52.54
2007 Nicolas Sarkozy UMP 59.57
2002 Jacques Chirac RPR 77.84

Heraldry

Arms of Uxem
The arms of Uxem are blazoned :
Gules, 3 leopards Or impaled with Checky argent and azure, a canton ermine.

See also

References


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