Bambecque

Bambecque (from Dutch, Bambeke in the modern Dutch spelling) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

Bambecque

Bambeke
The church in Bambecque
Coat of arms
Location of Bambecque
Bambecque
Bambecque
Coordinates: 50°54′05″N 2°32′55″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementDunkerque
CantonWormhout
IntercommunalityCommunauté de communes des Hauts de Flandre
Government
  Mayor (2014-2020) Grégoire Francke
Area
1
11.81 km2 (4.56 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
770
  Density65/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59046 /59470
Elevation2–24 m (6.6–78.7 ft)
(avg. 8 m or 26 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793 1,000    
1800 1,019+1.9%
1806 1,139+11.8%
1821 1,143+0.4%
1831 1,139−0.3%
1836 1,164+2.2%
1841 1,156−0.7%
1846 1,168+1.0%
1851 1,126−3.6%
1856 1,077−4.4%
1861 1,050−2.5%
1866 1,014−3.4%
1872 953−6.0%
1876 985+3.4%
1881 998+1.3%
1886 982−1.6%
1891 974−0.8%
1896 919−5.6%
1901 883−3.9%
1906 875−0.9%
1911 851−2.7%
1921 820−3.6%
1926 763−7.0%
1931 741−2.9%
1936 702−5.3%
1946 735+4.7%
1954 677−7.9%
1962 614−9.3%
1968 642+4.6%
1975 614−4.4%
1982 614+0.0%
1990 589−4.1%
1999 655+11.2%
2006 673+2.7%
2009 719+6.8%
2011 739+2.8%
2015 744+0.7%

Politics

Presidential Elections 2nd Round

ElectionWinning CandidateParty%
2017 Marine Le Pen FN 52.06
2012 Nicolas Sarkozy UMP 60.04
2007 Nicolas Sarkozy UMP 60.04
2002 Jacques Chirac RPR 79.30

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Heraldry

Arms of Bambecque
The arms of Bambecque are blazoned :
Argent, a lion sable, armed and langued gules. (The arms of Bambecque, Crochte, Killem and Maing are essentially the same)

Points of interest

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See also

References


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