Brouckerque

Brouckerque (French pronunciation: [bʁukɛʁk]; from Dutch: Broekkerke^[2] meaning "marsh church") is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.^[3]

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Commune
The town hall in Brouckerque
Coat of arms
Location of Brouckerque
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Coordinates: 50°57′15″N 2°17′34″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Dunkerque
Canton	Grande-Synthe
Intercommunality	Hauts de Flandre
Government
• Mayor (2023–2026)	Guy Pruvost[1]
Area 1	11.91 km2 (4.60 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	1,444
• Density	121.2/km2 (314.0/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59110 /59630
Elevation	0–8 m (0–26 ft) (avg. 2 m or 6.6 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	665	—
1975	924	+4.81%
1982	1,064	+2.04%
1990	1,168	+1.17%
1999	1,165	−0.03%
2009	1,280	+0.95%
2014	1,300	+0.31%
2020	1,434	+1.65%
Source: INSEE[4]

Heraldry

Arms of Brouckerque

The arms of Brouckerque are blazoned : Argent, on a fess sable, 3 cinqfoils Or.

See also

• Communes of the Nord department