Wemaers-Cappel
Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
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Wemaers-Cappel (French pronunciation: [wemaʁs kapɛl] ⓘ; Dutch: Wemaarskappel) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]
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Wemaers-Cappel | |
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The town hall in Wemaers-Cappel | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Wemaers-Cappel | |
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| Coordinates: 50°48′29″N 2°26′19″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Dunkerque |
| Canton | Wormhout |
| Intercommunality | CA Cœur de Flandre |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Laurence Barrois[1] |
Area 1 | 4.13 km2 (1.59 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 225 |
| • Density | 54.5/km2 (141/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Wemaers-Cappelois (es) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59655 /59670 |
| Elevation | 30–75 m (98–246 ft) (avg. 37 m or 121 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 Wemaers-Cappe are blazoned : Quarterly 1&4: Azure, a wyvern Or armed and langued gules; 2&3: Argent, 3 chevrons gules.
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Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 255 | — |
| 1975 | 198 | −3.55% |
| 1982 | 198 | +0.00% |
| 1990 | 186 | −0.78% |
| 1999 | 230 | +2.39% |
| 2007 | 253 | +1.20% |
| 2012 | 249 | −0.32% |
| 2017 | 252 | +0.24% |
| 2023 | 225 | −1.87% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
