Broxeele
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Broxeele | |
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![]() The town hall in Broxeele | |
Coordinates: 50°49′51″N 2°19′20″E / 50.8308°N 2.3222°ECoordinates: 50°49′51″N 2°19′20″E / 50.8308°N 2.3222°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Nord |
Arrondissement | Dunkerque |
Canton | Wormhout |
Intercommunality | Hauts de Flandre |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Vincent Pauwels[1] |
Area 1 | 3.77 km2 (1.46 sq mi) |
Population (Jan. 2018)[2] | 401 |
• Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 59111 /59470 |
Elevation | 23–30 m (75–98 ft) (avg. 26 m or 85 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Broxeele (Dutch: Broksele) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
It is 20 km (12 mi) south of Dunkirk and also 20 km (12 mi) west of the Belgian border.
Name[edit]
The name is derived from the Dutch Broec sele (modern name: Broksele), which means "house (with one room) in the marsh" (in 1072: Brocsela). The name Brussels has exactly the same etymology.
Population[edit]
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Politics[edit]
Presidential Elections 2nd Round[edit]
Election | Winning Candidate | Party | % | |
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2017 | Marine Le Pen | FN | 54.31 | |
2012 | Nicolas Sarkozy | UMP | 54.93 | |
2007 | Nicolas Sarkozy | UMP | 61.00 | |
2002 | Jacques Chirac | RPR | 77.22 |
International relations[edit]
Broxeele and Brussels are sister cities and the city of Brussels has given a replica of Manneken Pis to Broxeele.
Heraldry[edit]
The arms of Broxeele are blazoned : Gules, a lion argent armed and langued Or. (Broxeele and Rubrouck use the same arms.)
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See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2020.
- ^ http://www.lemonde.fr/data/france/presidentielle-2017//
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