Saint-Jans-Cappel

Saint-Jans-Cappel
Saint-Jans-Cappel

Coordinates: 50°45′50″N 2°43′21″E / 50.7639°N 2.7225°E / 50.7639; 2.7225Coordinates: 50°45′50″N 2°43′21″E / 50.7639°N 2.7225°E / 50.7639; 2.7225
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Nord
Arrondissement Dunkerque
Canton Bailleul-Nord-Est
Intercommunality Monts de Flandres
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Dominique Hallynck
Area1 7.96 km2 (3.07 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 1,516
 • Density 190/km2 (490/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 59535 / 59270
Elevation 26–152 m (85–499 ft)
(avg. 30 m or 98 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.

Saint-Jans-Cappel is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

Heraldry

 The arms of Saint-Jans-Cappel are blazoned :
Or, a cross vair, in canton a pascal lamb argent. (the bells of the vair here are oriented along the arms of the cross. In particular, the bells of the upper and lower arms are mirrored around the fess line.)

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