Ghyvelde

Ghyvelde
Gijvelde
Ghyvelde in the arrondissement of Dunkirk
Location of Ghyvelde
Ghyvelde
Ghyvelde
Coordinates: 51°03′08″N 2°31′41″E / 51.0522°N 2.5281°E / 51.0522; 2.5281
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementDunkerque
CantonDunkerque-2
IntercommunalityCU Dunkerque
Government
 • Mayor (2024–2026) Anthony Raes[1]
Area
1
35.92 km2 (13.87 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
4,126
 • Density110/km2 (300/sq mi)
DemonymGhyveldois
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59260 /59254
Elevation0–25 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]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 2,674—    
1975 2,697+0.12%
1982 3,817+5.09%
1990 3,666−0.50%
1999 3,679+0.04%
2007 3,882+0.67%
2012 4,130+1.25%
2017 4,193+0.30%
Source: INSEE[5]

Heraldry

The arms of Ghyvelde are blazoned :

Ermine, on a bend gules, 3 escallops bendwise Or. ( and Hondschoote use the same arms.)



See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 12 March 2025.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Arrêté préfectoral 30 November 2015 (in French)
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE