Neuf-Berquin

Neuf-Berquin (from Dutch: Nieuw-Berkijn) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

Neuf-Berquin Nieuw-Berkijn
Commune
The church in Neuf-Berquin
Coat of arms
Location of Neuf-Berquin
Neuf-Berquin Neuf-Berquin
Coordinates: 50°39′40″N 2°40′20″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Dunkerque
Canton	Hazebrouck
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes de Flandre Intérieure
Government
• Mayor (2014-2020)	Bernard Debeugny
Area ^1	6.4 km^2 (2.5 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	1,234
• Density	190/km^2 (500/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Neuf-Berquinois (es)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59423 /59940
Elevation	15–18 m (49–59 ft) (avg. 18 m or 59 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

French composer and clarinetist Ferdinand Capelle was born in Neuf-Berquin.

Heraldry

Arms of Neuf-Berquin

The arms of Neuf-Berquin are blazoned : Gules, an inescutcheon Or.

See also

• Communes of the Nord department

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.

• INSEE commune file