Arnèke

Arnèke (French Flemish: Arnyke; Dutch: Arneke) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

Arnèke

Arnyke  (West Flemish)
Saint Martin
Coat of arms
Location of Arnèke
Arnèke
Arnèke
Coordinates: 50°49′53″N 2°24′43″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementDunkerque
CantonWormhout
IntercommunalityCommunauté de communes de Flandre Intérieure
Government
  Mayor (2014-2020) Francis Ampen
Area
1
13.41 km2 (5.18 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
1,617
  Density120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59018 /59285
Elevation14–50 m (46–164 ft)
(avg. 25 m or 82 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Arnèke is situated on the D55 (route de Wormhout). The small river Peene Becque is flowing through the village. The village eastern limit with Ledringhem is voie romaine (D52) and southern limit is Peene Becque.

Politics

Presidential Elections 2nd Round

ElectionWinning CandidateParty%
2017 Emmanuel Macron En Marche! 55.29
2012 Nicolas Sarkozy UMP 52.52
2007 Nicolas Sarkozy UMP 56.30
2002 Jacques Chirac RPR 79.85

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Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793 1,372    
1800 1,255−8.5%
1806 1,308+4.2%
1821 1,447+10.6%
1831 1,493+3.2%
1836 1,498+0.3%
1841 1,498+0.0%
1846 1,479−1.3%
1851 1,428−3.4%
1856 1,403−1.8%
1861 1,425+1.6%
1866 1,472+3.3%
1872 1,478+0.4%
1876 1,494+1.1%
1881 1,488−0.4%
1886 1,480−0.5%
1891 1,494+0.9%
1896 1,492−0.1%
1901 1,467−1.7%
1906 1,458−0.6%
1911 1,460+0.1%
1921 1,446−1.0%
1926 1,366−5.5%
1931 1,251−8.4%
1936 1,256+0.4%
1946 1,274+1.4%
1954 1,315+3.2%
1962 1,316+0.1%
1968 1,256−4.6%
1975 1,390+10.7%
1982 1,474+6.0%
1990 1,568+6.4%
1999 1,549−1.2%
2006 1,562+0.8%
2009 1,590+1.8%
2014 1,615+1.6%
2015 1,620+0.3%

Heraldry

Arms of Arnèke
The arms of Arnèke are blazoned :
Sable, on a cross argent, 5 ermine spots sable.

Transportation

Arneke train station

A train station is serving the village.

See also

References


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