Ghyvelde
Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
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Ghyvelde (French pronunciation: [ɡivɛld]; Dutch: Gijvelde, West Flemish: Gyvelde) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3] It is located on the Belgian border, and just inland from the North Sea. It is, after Bray-Dunes, the second most northern commune of France. The E40/A16 passes through the commune. On 1 January 2016, the former commune Les Moëres was merged into Ghyvelde.[4]
Ghyvelde
Gijvelde | |
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Ghyvelde in the arrondissement of Dunkirk | |
_Nord-France.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Ghyvelde | |
  Ghyvelde  Ghyvelde | |
| Coordinates: 51°03′08″N 2°31′41″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Dunkerque |
| Canton | Dunkerque-2 |
| Intercommunality | CU Dunkerque |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2024–2026) | Anthony Raes[1] |
Area 1 | 35.92 km2 (13.87 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 4,133 |
| • Density | 115.1/km2 (298.0/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Ghyveldois |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59260 /59254 |
| Elevation | 0–25 m (0–82 ft) (avg. 4 m or 13 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
Population data refer to the area corresponding with the commune as of January 2025.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 2,674 | — |
| 1975 | 2,697 | +0.12% |
| 1982 | 3,817 | +5.09% |
| 1990 | 3,666 | −0.50% |
| 1999 | 3,679 | +0.04% |
| 2007 | 3,882 | +0.67% |
| 2012 | 4,130 | +1.25% |
| 2017 | 4,193 | +0.30% |
| 2023 | 4,133 | −0.24% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
Gallery
Town hall
Saint-Vincent church
Heraldry
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The arms of Ghyvelde are blazoned : Ermine, on a bend gules, 3 escallops bendwise Or. (Ghyvelde and Hondschoote use the same arms.)
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