Hondeghem
Hondeghem Hondegem | ||
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Hondeghem in the arrondissement of Dunkirk | ||
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Hondeghem | ||
Location within Hauts-de-France region Hondeghem | ||
Coordinates: 50°45′27″N 2°31′19″E / 50.7575°N 2.5219°ECoordinates: 50°45′27″N 2°31′19″E / 50.7575°N 2.5219°E | ||
Country | France | |
Region | Hauts-de-France | |
Department | Nord | |
Arrondissement | Dunkirk | |
Canton | Hazebrouck-Nord | |
Intercommunality | Houtland | |
Government | ||
• Mayor (2001–2008) | Jean-Pierre Laczny | |
Area1 | 12.6 km2 (4.9 sq mi) | |
Population (1999)2 | 936 | |
• Density | 74/km2 (190/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 59308 / 59190 | |
Elevation |
24–57 m (79–187 ft) (avg. 41 m or 135 ft) | |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
Hondeghem (from Flemish; Hondegem in modern Dutch spelling) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
Heraldry
The arms of Hondeghem are blazoned : Argent, a fess embattled counterembattled gules. |
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