Holque
Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
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Holque (French pronunciation: [ɔlk]; from Flemish; Holke in modern Dutch spelling) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]
Holque
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Route de Bourbourg in Holque | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Holque | |
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| Coordinates: 50°51′18″N 2°12′15″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Dunkerque |
| Canton | Wormhout |
| Intercommunality | Hauts de Flandre |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Fabrice Lamiaux[1] |
Area 1 | 3.81 km2 (1.47 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 837 |
| • Density | 220/km2 (569/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Holquois |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59307 /59143 |
| Elevation | 1–5 m (3.3–16.4 ft) (avg. 11 m or 36 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Heraldry
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The arms of Holque are blazoned : Azure, a madonna proper vested and haloed argent and Or, sitting on an antique throne Or, holding in her right hand a sceptre and in her left the baby Jesus, haloed Or and vested argent.
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