Spycker

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
Coat of arms of Spycker
Coat of arms
Location of Spycker
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(2020–2026) Jean-Luc Goetbloet[1]Area
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9.19 km2 (3.55 sq mi)Population
 (2021)[2]
1,752 • Density190/km2 (490/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code
59576 /59380
Elevation0–5 m (0–16 ft)
(avg. 10 m or 33 ft)1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Spycker (French pronunciation: [spikɛʁ]; Dutch: Spijker, pronounced [ˈspɛi̯kər]; West Flemish: Spyker) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]

History

Spycker was liberated by soldiers of The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada in September 1944.[4]

Heraldry

Arms of Spycker
Arms of Spycker
The arms of Spycker are blazoned :

Argent billetty, a lion sable armed and langued gules. (Loon-Plage and Spycker use the same arms.)



See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ O'Keefe, David R. "With Blinders On: The Black Watch and the Battle for Spycker, September 12–14, 1944." Canadian Army Journal, Volume 11, No. 1 Spring 2008.
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