Zuydcoote

Zuydcoote (French pronunciation: [zɥitkot]; West Flemish and Dutch: Zuidkote) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.^[3]

Zuydcoote
Commune
The town hall in Zuydcoote
Coat of arms
Location of Zuydcoote
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Coordinates: 51°03′54″N 2°29′25″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Dunkerque
Canton	Dunkerque-2
Intercommunality	CU Dunkerque
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Florence Vanhille[1]
Area 1	2.6 km2 (1.0 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	1,608
• Density	620/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Zuydcootois, Zuydcootoises
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59668 /59123
Elevation	1–26 m (3.3–85.3 ft) (avg. 5 m or 16 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 Zuydcoote

The arms of Zuydcoote are blazoned : Argent, a doubleheaded eagle displayed sable, beaked and armed gules, between 2 lions respectant sable, armed and langued gules.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 173 —     1800 173 +0.00% 1806 178 +0.48% 1821 283 +3.14% 1831 339 +1.82% 1836 318 −1.27% 1841 294 −1.56% 1846 317 +1.52% 1851 305 −0.77% 1856 318 +0.84% 1861 303 −0.96% 1866 286 −1.15% 1872 318 +1.78% 1876 346 +2.13% 1881 333 −0.76% 1886 363 +1.74% 1891 361 −0.11% 1896 402 +2.17%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 431 +1.40% 1906 637 +8.13% 1911 1,039 +10.28% 1921 1,405 +3.06% 1926 1,635 +3.08% 1931 1,721 +1.03% 1936 1,767 +0.53% 1946 390 −14.02% 1954 1,140 +14.35% 1962 1,002 −1.60% 1968 1,029 +0.44% 1975 1,115 +1.15% 1982 1,321 +2.45% 1990 1,617 +2.56% 1999 1,578 −0.27% 2009 1,684 +0.65% 2014 1,789 +1.22% 2020 1,593 −1.92%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE[5]

Gallery

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  Saint-Nicolas church
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  Zuydcoote Military Cemetery
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  Dune fossile de Ghyvelde
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  Zuydcoote Beach
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  Shipwreck of HMS Crested Eagle on the Zuydcoote beach.

See also

• Communes of the Nord department