Socx

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

Socx

Soks
The church in Socx
Coat of arms
Location of Socx
Socx
Socx
Coordinates: 50°56′10″N 2°25′32″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementDunkerque
CantonWormhout
IntercommunalityCommunauté de communes des Hauts de Flandre
Government
  Mayor (2014-2020) Christian Ley
Area
1
8 km2 (3 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
938
  Density120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Socxois (es)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59570 /59380
Elevation0–31 m (0–102 ft)
(avg. 13 m or 43 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The population in 1999 was 980.

Geography

Socx is around 10 km (6.2 mi) south of Dunkirk. Its area is 8 km2 (3.1 sq mi).

Heraldry

Arms of Socx
The arms of Socx are blazoned :

Argent, a lion sable armed and langued within a bordure gules. (Quaëdypre and Socx use the same arms.)

Governance and Politics

The current mayor is Christian Ley (term of office: 2008-2014). The mayor up to March 2008 was Charles Vandaele.

Presidential Elections 2nd Round

ElectionWinning CandidateParty%
2017 Emmanuel Macron En Marche! 66.84
2012 Nicolas Sarkozy UMP 66.86
2007 Nicolas Sarkozy UMP 68.47
2002 Jacques Chirac RPR 82.38

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Twin towns

Socx was twinned with Caton, Lancashire, United Kingdom on 12 April 2008.

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