Broxeele | |
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![]() The town hall in Broxeele | |
Coordinates: 50°49′51″N 2°19′20″E / 50.8308°N 2.3222°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Nord |
Arrondissement | Dunkerque |
Canton | Wormhout |
Intercommunality | Hauts de Flandre |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Vincent Pauwels [1] |
Area 1 | 3.77 km2 (1.46 sq mi) |
Population (2021)
[2] | 404 |
• Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+02:00 ( CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code |
59111 /59470 |
Elevation | 23–30 m (75–98 ft) (avg. 26 m or 85 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Broxeele (French pronunciation: [bʁɔksɛl]; Dutch: Broksele) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. [3]
It is 20 km (12 mi) south of Dunkirk and also 20 km (12 mi) west of the Belgian border.
The name is derived from the Dutch Broec sele (modern name: Broksele), which means "house (with one room) in the marsh" (in 1072: Brocsela). The name Brussels has exactly the same etymology.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 209 | — |
1975 | 190 | −1.35% |
1982 | 211 | +1.51% |
1990 | 270 | +3.13% |
1999 | 269 | −0.04% |
2009 | 304 | +1.23% |
2014 | 355 | +3.15% |
2020 | 397 | +1.88% |
Source: INSEE [4] |
Broxeele and Brussels are sister cities and the city of Brussels has given a replica of Manneken Pis to Broxeele.
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The arms of Broxeele are
blazoned : Gules, a lion argent armed and langued Or. ( Broxeele and Rubrouck use the same arms.)
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