Vieux-Berquin
Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
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Vieux-Berquin (French pronunciation: [vjø bɛʁkɛ̃]; Dutch: Oud-Berkijn) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]
Vieux-Berquin | |
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The town hall in Vieux-Berquin | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Vieux-Berquin | |
  Vieux-Berquin  Vieux-Berquin | |
| Coordinates: 50°41′44″N 2°38′43″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Dunkerque |
| Canton | Bailleul |
| Intercommunality | CA Cœur de Flandre |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023–2026) | Pierre-Louis Ruyant[1] |
Area 1 | 25.96 km2 (10.02 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 2,628 |
| • Density | 101.2/km2 (262.2/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Vieux-Berquinois(es) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59615 /59232 |
| Elevation | 15–20 m (49–66 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. | |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 1,864 | — |
| 1975 | 1,759 | −0.82% |
| 1982 | 1,949 | +1.48% |
| 1990 | 2,092 | +0.89% |
| 1999 | 2,185 | +0.48% |
| 2007 | 2,290 | +0.59% |
| 2012 | 2,499 | +1.76% |
| 2017 | 2,507 | +0.06% |
| 2023 | 2,628 | +0.79% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Heraldry
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The arms of Vieux-Berquin are blazoned : Or, 5 bendlets gules. (Hallennes-lez-Haubourdin and Vieux-Berquin use the same arms.)
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