Ghyvelde

Ghyvelde (Dutch: Gijvelde) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. 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.[2]

Ghyvelde Gijvelde
Commune
Ghyvelde in the arrondissement of Dunkirk
Coat of arms
Location of Ghyvelde
Ghyvelde Ghyvelde
Coordinates: 51°03′08″N 2°31′41″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Dunkerque
Canton	Dunkerque-2
Intercommunality	Dunkerque
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Patrick Theodon
Area ^1	35.92 km^2 (13.87 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	4,193
• Density	120/km^2 (300/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Ghyveldois
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59260 /59254
Elevation	0–25 m (0–82 ft) (avg. 4 m or 13 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Gallery

• 
  Town hall
• 
  Saint-Vincent church

Politics

Presidential Elections 2nd Round

[3]

Election		Candidate	Party	%
	2017	Marine Le Pen	FN	52.67
	2012	Nicolas Sarkozy	UMP	50.03
	2007	Nicolas Sarkozy	UMP	55.94
	2002	Jacques Chirac	RPR	75.46

Heraldry

Arms of Ghyvelde

The arms of Ghyvelde are blazoned : Ermine, on a bend gules, 3 escallops bendwise Or. (Ghyvelde and Hondschoote use the same arms.)

See also

• Communes of the Nord department

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
2. Arrêté préfectoral 30 November 2015 (in French)
3. http://www.lemonde.fr/nord-pas-de-calais-picardie/nord,59/ghyvelde,59260/elections/presidentielle-2017/

• INSEE commune file