Steenvoorde

Steenvoorde is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Once part of the Seventeen Provinces of the Low Countries, Steenvoorde was the site of the beginning of the Beeldenstorm, or "Iconoclastic Fury." Today the city is known for its Géants du Nord, sculptures of giants that can be admired in summer festivals.

Steenvoorde, church: église Saint Pierre
Steenvoorde
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Steenvoorde
Steenvoorde
Steenvoorde
Coordinates: 50°48′40″N 2°34′53″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementDunkerque
CantonWormhout
IntercommunalityCommunauté de communes de Flandre Intérieure
Government
  Mayor (2014-2020) Jean-Pierre Bataille
Area
1
29.82 km2 (11.51 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
4,368
  Density150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Steenvoordois
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59580 /59114
Elevation8–67 m (26–220 ft)
(avg. 25 m or 82 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Politics

Presidential Elections 2nd Round

ElectionWinning CandidateParty%
2017 Emmanuel Macron En Marche! 56.60
2012 Nicolas Sarkozy UMP 55.05
2007 Nicolas Sarkozy UMP 53.66
2002 Jacques Chirac RPR 80.18

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Heraldry

Arms of Steenvoorde
The arms of Steenvoorde are blazoned :
Barry Or and azure, in chief in fess 3 annulets impaled with Quarterly 2&4: Or, 3 ?pallets couped? sable within a bordure engrailed azure; 2&3: Barry argent and azure, a lion sable.
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