Coudekerque-Branche

Coudekerque-Branche

Coat of arms
Coudekerque-Branche

Coordinates: 51°01′31″N 2°23′30″E / 51.0253°N 2.3917°E / 51.0253; 2.3917Coordinates: 51°01′31″N 2°23′30″E / 51.0253°N 2.3917°E / 51.0253; 2.3917
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Nord
Arrondissement Dunkerque
Canton Coudekerque-Branche
Intercommunality Dunkerque grand littoral
Government
  Mayor (20082014) David Bailleul
Area1 9.14 km2 (3.53 sq mi)
Population (2005)2 23,100
  Density 2,500/km2 (6,500/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 59155 / 59210
Elevation 0–6 m (0–20 ft)
(avg. 3 m or 9.8 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.

Coudekerque-Branche is a commune of the Nord department in northern France.

It is the largest suburb of the city of Dunkerque, and is adjacent to it on the southeast. In the 1999 census, Coudekerque-Branche had a population of 24,152. The commune has a land area of 9.14 km² (3.529 sq mi).

Heraldry

The arms of Coudekerque-Branche are blazoned :
Sable, a hedgehog argent crowned Or.

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