Leffrinckoucke (French pronunciation: [ləfʁɛ̃kuk]; Dutch: Leffrinkhoeke; West Flemish: Leffrinkoeke) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]

Leffrinckoucke
The beach at Leffrinckoucke
The beach at Leffrinckoucke
Coat of arms of Leffrinckoucke
Location of Leffrinckoucke
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Leffrinckoucke is located in France
Leffrinckoucke
Leffrinckoucke
Leffrinckoucke is located in Hauts-de-France
Leffrinckoucke
Leffrinckoucke
Coordinates: 51°03′12″N 2°26′42″E / 51.05330°N 2.445000°E / 51.05330; 2.445000
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementDunkerque
CantonDunkerque-2
IntercommunalityCU Dunkerque
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Olivier Ryckebusch[1]
Area
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7.28 km2 (2.81 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
4,124
 • Density570/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
DemonymLeffrinckouckois (es)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59340 /59495
Elevation0–23 m (0–75 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Heraldry

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Arms of Leffrinckoucke
The arms of Leffrinckoucke are blazoned :
Chequy argent and azure, a toothed wheel sable pierced gules, above and between 2 stalks of wheat in saltire Or, on a chief wavy Or fimbriated azure, a lion passant sable armed and langued gules.



Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 3,192—    
1975 5,307+7.53%
1982 5,244−0.17%
1990 4,641−1.52%
1999 4,949+0.72%
2007 4,517−1.14%
2012 4,411−0.47%
2017 4,262−0.68%
Source: INSEE[4]

Twin towns

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Leffrinckoucke is twinned with:

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The end scenes of the film Rosalie Blum were filmed at Leffrinckoucke in May 2015.

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). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE