Spycker | ||
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Coordinates: 50°58′12″N 2°19′27″E / 50.97°N 2.3242°ECoordinates: 50°58′12″N 2°19′27″E / 50.97°N 2.3242°E | ||
Country | France | |
Region | Hauts-de-France | |
Department | Nord | |
Arrondissement | Dunkerque | |
Canton | Bourbourg | |
Government | ||
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-Luc Goetbloet | |
Area1 | 9.19 km2 (3.55 sq mi) | |
Population (1999)2 | 1,314 | |
• Density | 140/km2 (370/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 59576 /59380 | |
Elevation | 0–5 m (0–16 ft) (avg. 10 m or 33 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. |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Spycker is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
Spycker was liberated by soldiers of The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada in September 1944.
Argent billetty, a lion sable armed and langued gules. (Loon-Plage and Spycker use the same arms.)