Leffrinckoucke

Leffrinckoucke

Coat of arms
Leffrinckoucke

Coordinates: 51°03′12″N 2°26′42″E / 51.05330°N 2.445000°E / 51.05330; 2.445000Coordinates: 51°03′12″N 2°26′42″E / 51.05330°N 2.445000°E / 51.05330; 2.445000
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Nord
Arrondissement Dunkerque
Canton Dunkerque-Est
Intercommunality Dunkerque grand littoral
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Bernard Weisbecker
Area1 7.28 km2 (2.81 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 4,949
  Density 680/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 59340 / 59495
Elevation 0–23 m (0–75 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Leffrinckoucke is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

Heraldry

The arms of Leffrinckoucke are blazoned :
Chequy argent and azure, a toothed wheel sable pierced gules, above and between 2 stalks of wheat in saltire Or, on a chief wavy Or fimbriated azure, a lion passant sable armed and langued gules.

Twin towns

Leffrinckoucke is twinned with:

See also

References

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