Socx

Socx (French pronunciation: [sɔks]; from Flemish; Soks in modern Dutch spelling) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.^[3] The population in 2019 was 923.^[4]

Socx Soks
Commune
The church in Socx
Coat of arms
Location of Socx
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Coordinates: 50°56′10″N 2°25′32″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Dunkerque
Canton	Wormhout
Intercommunality	CC Hauts de Flandre
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Alexandre Rommelaere[1]
Area 1	8 km2 (3 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	873
• Density	110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Demonym	Socxois (es)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59570 /59380
Elevation	0–31 m (0–102 ft) (avg. 13 m or 43 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Socx is around 10 km (6.2 mi) south of Dunkirk. Its area is 8 km² (3.1 sq mi).

Heraldry

Arms of Socx

The arms of Socx are blazoned : Argent, a lion sable armed and langued within a bordure gules. (Quaëdypre and Socx use the same arms.)

Governance and politics

The current mayor is Alexandre Rommelaere, elected in 2020.^[1] Previous mayors were Christian Ley (term of office: 2008–2020) and Charles Vandaele (2001–2008).

Twin towns

Socx was twinned with Caton, Lancashire, United Kingdom on 12 April 2008.

See also

• Communes of the Nord department