Zuydcoote

Zuydcoote is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

Zuydcoote
Commune
The town hall in Zuydcoote
Coat of arms
Location of Zuydcoote
Zuydcoote Zuydcoote
Coordinates: 51°03′54″N 2°29′25″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Dunkerque
Canton	Dunkerque-2
Intercommunality	Dunkerque
Government
• Mayor (2020-2026)	Florence Vanhille
Area ^1	2.6 km^2 (1.0 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	1,677
• Density	650/km^2 (1,700/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Zuydcootois, Zuydcootoises
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59668 /59123
Elevation	1–26 m (3.3–85.3 ft) (avg. 5 m or 16 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Heraldry

Arms of Zuydcoote

The arms of Zuydcoote are blazoned : Argent, a doubleheaded eagle displayed sable, beaked and armed gules, between 2 lions respectant sable, armed and langued gules.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 173 —     1800 173 +0.00% 1806 178 +0.48% 1821 283 +3.14% 1831 339 +1.82% 1836 318 −1.27% 1841 294 −1.56% 1846 317 +1.52% 1851 305 −0.77% 1856 318 +0.84% 1861 303 −0.96% 1866 286 −1.15% 1872 318 +1.78% 1876 346 +2.13% 1881 333 −0.76% 1886 363 +1.74% 1891 361 −0.11% 1896 402 +2.17% 1901 431 +1.40% 1906 637 +8.13% 1911 1,039 +10.28% 1921 1,405 +3.06% 1926 1,635 +3.08%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1931 1,721 +1.03% 1936 1,767 +0.53% 1946 390 −14.02% 1954 1,140 +14.35% 1962 1,002 −1.60% 1968 1,029 +0.44% 1975 1,115 +1.15% 1982 1,321 +2.45% 1990 1,617 +2.56% 1999 1,578 −0.27% 2006 1,683 +0.92% 2007 1,688 +0.30% 2008 1,694 +0.36% 2009 1,684 −0.59% 2010 1,669 −0.89% 2011 1,687 +1.08% 2012 1,727 +2.37% 2013 1,766 +2.26% 2014 1,789 +1.30% 2015 1,787 −0.11% 2016 1,738 −2.74% 2017 1,677 −3.51% 2018 1,616 −3.64%
Source: EHESS[2] and INSEE[3]

Politics

Presidential Elections Second Round:[4]

Election		Winning Candidate	Party	%
	2017	Emmanuel Macron	EM	55.61
	2012	François Hollande	PS	52.54
	2007	Nicolas Sarkozy	UMP	50.77
	2002	Jacques Chirac	RPR	75.37

Gallery

• 
  Saint-Nicolas church
• 
  Zuydcoote Military Cemetery
• 
  Dune fossile de Ghyvelde
• 
  Zuydcoote Beach
• 
  Shipwreck of HMS Crested Eagle on the Zuydcoote beach.

See also

• Communes of the Nord department

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
2. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Zuydcoote, EHESS. (in French)
3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
4. http://www.lemonde.fr/data/france/presidentielle-2017/

• INSEE commune file