Broxeele
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Location within Hauts-de-France region
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| 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 | Dunkirk | |
| Canton | Wormhout | |
| Intercommunality | CC Hauts de Flandre | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Hervé Caux | |
| Area1 | 3.77 km2 (1.46 sq mi) | |
| Population (2009)2 | 304 | |
| • Density | 81/km2 (210/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59111 /59470 | |
| Elevation | 23–30 m (75–98 ft) (avg. 26 m or 85 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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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.
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.
Broxeele and Brussels are sister cities and the city of Brussels has given a replica of Manneken Pis to Broxeele.
Gules, a lion argent armed and langued Or. (Broxeele and Rubrouck use the same arms.)
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