Ghyvelde
Gijvelde | |
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Coordinates: 51°03′08″N 2°31′41″E / 51.0522°N 2.5281°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Nord |
Arrondissement | Dunkerque |
Canton | Dunkerque-2 |
Intercommunality | CU Dunkerque |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Patrick Theodon[1] |
Area 1 | 35.92 km2 (13.87 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 4,119 |
• Density | 110/km2 (300/sq mi) |
Demonym | Ghyveldois |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 59260 /59254 |
Elevation | 0–25 m (0–82 ft) (avg. 4 m or 13 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Ghyvelde (French pronunciation: [ɡivɛld]; Dutch: Gijvelde, West Flemish: Gyvelde) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3] It is located on the Belgian border, and just inland from the North Sea. It is, after Bray-Dunes, the second most northern commune of France. The E40/A16 passes through the commune. On 1 January 2016, the former commune Les Moëres was merged into Ghyvelde.[4]