Bambecque (French pronunciation: [bɑ̃bɛk]; Dutch: Bambeke) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]

Bambecque
Bambeke
The church in Bambecque
The church in Bambecque
Coat of arms of Bambecque
Location of Bambecque
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Bambecque is located in France
Bambecque
Bambecque
Bambecque is located in Hauts-de-France
Bambecque
Bambecque
Coordinates: 50°54′05″N 2°32′55″E / 50.9014°N 2.5486°E / 50.9014; 2.5486
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementDunkerque
CantonWormhout
IntercommunalityHauts de Flandre
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Grégoire Francke[1]
Area
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11.81 km2 (4.56 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
832
 • Density70/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59046 /59470
Elevation2–24 m (6.6–78.7 ft)
(avg. 8 m or 26 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Etymology

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Bambecque has historically been attested as Banbeca in 1164. The toponym Bambecque is of Germanic origin, deriving from a Low German dialect, ultimately from Proto-West-Germanic *ban. Within the Nord and Pas-de-Calais departments, the Germanic hydronym *-bak(i) entered the French language via Low German, and took on two forms: the Germanic form -beek and Romance -becque (also -bec, -becques).[4]

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 642—    
1975 614−0.64%
1982 614+0.00%
1990 589−0.52%
1999 655+1.19%
2009 719+0.94%
2014 747+0.77%
2020 822+1.61%
Source: INSEE[5]

Heraldry

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Arms of Bambecque
The arms of Bambecque are blazoned :
Argent, a lion sable, armed and langued gules. (The arms of Bambecque, Crochte, Killem and Maing are essentially the same)



Points of interest

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Caljouw, William Robert (1981). Germanic elements in French Toponymy (Thesis). University of British Columbia. pp. 148, 151. doi:10.14288/1.0094985. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE