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Coudekerque-Branche

Coordinates: 51°01′31″N 2°23′30″E / 51.0253°N 2.3917°E / 51.0253; 2.3917
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Coudekerque-Branche
Commune
The town hall in Coudekerque-Branche
The town hall in Coudekerque-Branche
Coat of arms of Coudekerque-Branche
Coat of arms
Location of Coudekerque-Branche
Map
Coudekerque-Branche is located in France
Coudekerque-Branche
Coudekerque-Branche
Coudekerque-Branche is located in Hauts-de-France
Coudekerque-Branche
Coudekerque-Branche
Coordinates: 51°01′31″N 2°23′30″E / 51.0253°N 2.3917°E / 51.0253; 2.3917
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementDunkirk
CantonCoudekerque-Branche
IntercommunalityCU de Dunkerque
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) David Bailleul[1]
Area
1
9.14 km2 (3.53 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
20,765
 • Density2,300/km2 (5,900/sq mi)
DemonymCoudekerquois (es)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59155 /59210
Elevation0–6 m (0–20 ft)
(avg. 3 m or 9.8 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Coudekerque-Branche (French: [kudkɛʁk bʁɑ̃ʃ]; Dutch: Nieuw-Koudekerke [niu ˈkʌudəˌkɛrkə]; West Flemish: Nieuw-Koukerke; French Flemish: Nieuwe-Koudekerke; lit. 'New Cold Church') is a commune and town in the French department of Nord, Hauts-de-France, northern France.[3]

It is the largest suburb of Dunkirk, and is adjacent to it on the southeast. In 2018, Coudekerque-Branche had a population of 20,925. The commune has a land area of 9.14 km2 (3.53 sq mi).[4]

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 1,939—    
1800 1,265−5.92%
1806 1,295+0.39%
1821 1,343+0.24%
1831 1,402+0.43%
1836 1,533+1.80%
1841 1,703+2.13%
1846 1,905+2.27%
1851 1,448−5.34%
1856 1,621+2.28%
1861 976−9.65%
1866 1,465+8.46%
1872 1,803+3.52%
1876 1,947+1.94%
1881 2,420+4.45%
1886 2,904+3.71%
1891 3,537+4.02%
1896 4,365+4.30%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 5,440+4.50%
1906 6,271+2.88%
1911 8,231+5.59%
1921 9,264+1.19%
1926 10,094+1.73%
1931 11,867+3.29%
1936 13,608+2.78%
1946 12,506−0.84%
1954 15,334+2.58%
1962 20,757+3.86%
1968 23,039+1.75%
1975 24,930+1.13%
1982 23,958−0.57%
1990 23,644−0.16%
1999 24,152+0.24%
2007 22,986−0.62%
2012 22,077−0.80%
2017 21,134−0.87%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5]

Politics

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Presidential Elections 2nd Round

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Election Candidate Party %
2017[6] Marine Le Pen FN 52.74
2012 François Hollande PS 57.74
2007 Ségolène Royal PS 53.07
2002 Jacques Chirac RPR 74.71

Heraldry

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Arms of Coudekerque-Branche
Arms of Coudekerque-Branche
 The arms of Coudekerque-Branche are blazoned :
Sable, a hedgehog argent crowned Or.



Notable people

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ a b Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Coudekerque-Branche, EHESS (in French).
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  6. ^ "Résultats élections Coudekerque-Branche (59210)". Le Monde.
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