Arnèke

Arnèke (French pronunciation: [aʁnɛk]; French Flemish: Arnyke; Dutch: Arneke) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.^[3]

Arnèke Arnyke (West Flemish)
Commune
Saint Martin
Coat of arms
Location of Arnèke
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Coordinates: 50°49′53″N 2°24′43″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Dunkerque
Canton	Wormhout
Intercommunality	CA Cœur de Flandre
Government
• Mayor (2025–2026)	Julie Adjovi[1]
Area 1	13.41 km2 (5.18 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	1,557
• Density	120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59018 /59285
Elevation	14–50 m (46–164 ft) (avg. 25 m or 82 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Arnèke is situated on the D55 (route de Wormhout). The small river Peene Becque is flowing through the village. The village eastern limit with Ledringhem is voie romaine (D52) and southern limit is Peene Becque.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,256	—
1975	1,390	+1.46%
1982	1,474	+0.84%
1990	1,568	+0.78%
1999	1,549	−0.14%
2009	1,590	+0.26%
2014	1,615	+0.31%
2020	1,566	−0.51%
Source: INSEE[4]

Heraldry

Arms of Arnèke

The arms of Arnèke are blazoned : Sable, on a cross argent, 5 ermine spots sable.

Transportation

Arneke train station

A train station is serving the village.

See also

• Communes of the Nord department