Craywick

Craywick (French pronunciation: [kʁɛwik]; French Flemish: Craeywyck and Dutch: Kraaiwijk) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.^[3]

Craywick
Commune
The church in Craywick
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Craywick
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Coordinates: 50°58′16″N 2°14′13″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Dunkerque
Canton	Grande-Synthe
Intercommunality	CU de Dunkerque
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Pierre Desmadrille[1]
Area 1	7.73 km2 (2.98 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	770
• Density	100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59159 /59279
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.

Heraldry

Arms of Craywick

The arms of Craywick are blazoned : Gules, an escarbuncle pommy and fleury Or, the middle branch ending in a crozier Or, all within a bordure compony argent and sable. (Craywick and Saint-Momelin use the same arms.)

One of the very few places in France with an English name.

Gallery

Craywick church

See also

• Communes of the Nord department