Craywick

Craywick
The church in Craywick
Location of Craywick
Craywick
Craywick
Coordinates: 50°58′16″N 2°14′13″E / 50.971°N 2.237°E / 50.971; 2.237
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementDunkerque
CantonGrande-Synthe
IntercommunalityCU de Dunkerque
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Pierre Desmadrille[1]
Area
1
7.73 km2 (2.98 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
770
 • Density100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59159 /59279
Elevation0–8 m (0–26 ft)
(avg. 2 m or 6.6 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Craywick (French pronunciation: [kʁɛwik]; French Flemish: Craeywyck and Dutch: Kraaiwijk) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]

Heraldry

The arms of Craywick are blazoned :

Gules, an escarbuncle pommy and fleury Or, the middle branch ending in a crozier Or, all within a bordure compony argent and sable. ( and Saint-Momelin use the same arms.)



One of the very few places in France with an English name.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file