Rexpoëde
Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
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Rexpoëde (French pronunciation: [ʁɛkspud]; from Flemish; Rekspoede in modern Dutch spelling) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]
Rexpoëde
Rekspoede | |
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 The church in Rexpoëde | |
_Nord-France.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Rexpoëde | |
  Rexpoëde  Rexpoëde | |
| Coordinates: 50°56′23″N 2°32′27″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Dunkerque |
| Canton | Wormhout |
| Intercommunality | CC Hauts de Flandre |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Bruno Brongniart[1] |
Area 1 | 13.37 km2 (5.16 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,976 |
| • Density | 147.8/km2 (382.8/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Rexpoëdois (es) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59499 /59122 |
| Elevation | 7–24 m (23–79 ft) (avg. 20 m or 66 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
It is 15 km (9.3 mi) southeast of Dunkirk.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 1,154 | — |
| 1975 | 1,167 | +0.16% |
| 1982 | 1,384 | +2.47% |
| 1990 | 1,534 | +1.29% |
| 1999 | 1,546 | +0.09% |
| 2007 | 1,754 | +1.59% |
| 2012 | 2,011 | +2.77% |
| 2017 | 2,001 | −0.10% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Heraldry
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The arms of Rexpoëde are blazoned : Argent, a fess sable, on a canton Or a lion sable within a bordure gules.
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