Rexpoëde

Rexpoëde (from Flemish; Rekspoede in modern Dutch spelling) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

Rexpoëde

Rekspoede
The church in Rexpoëde
Coat of arms
Location of Rexpoëde
Rexpoëde
Rexpoëde
Coordinates: 50°56′23″N 2°32′27″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementDunkerque
CantonWormhout
IntercommunalityCC Hauts de Flandre
Government
  Mayor (2014-2020) Bruno Brongniart
Area
1
13.37 km2 (5.16 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
2,001
  Density150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Rexpoëdois (es)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59499 /59122
Elevation7–24 m (23–79 ft)
(avg. 20 m or 66 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It is 15 km (9.3 mi) southeast of Dunkirk.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,154    
1975 1,167+0.16%
1982 1,384+2.47%
1990 1,534+1.29%
1999 1,546+0.09%
2007 1,754+1.59%
2012 2,011+2.77%
2017 2,001−0.10%
Source: INSEE[2]

Politics

Presidential Elections 2nd Round

ElectionWinning CandidateParty%
2017 Marine Le Pen FN 51.26
2012 Nicolas Sarkozy UMP 52.53
2007 Nicolas Sarkozy UMP 55.72
2002 Jacques Chirac RPR 80.68

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Heraldry

Arms of Rexpoëde
The arms of Rexpoëde are blazoned :
Argent, a fess sable, on a canton Or a lion sable within a bordure gules.

See also

References


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