Steenvoorde
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Location within Hauts-de-France region
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| Coordinates: 50°48′40″N 2°34′53″E / 50.8112°N 2.5813°ECoordinates: 50°48′40″N 2°34′53″E / 50.8112°N 2.5813°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Nord | |
| Arrondissement | Dunkerque | |
| Canton | Steenvoorde | |
| Intercommunality | Pays des Géants | |
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| • Mayor (2001–2008) | Jean-Pierre Bataille | |
| Area1 | 29.82 km2 (11.51 sq mi) | |
| Population (1999)2 | 4,024 | |
| • Density | 130/km2 (350/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59580 / 59114 | |
| Elevation | 8–67 m (26–220 ft) (avg. 25 m or 82 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.
Steenvoorde is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Once part of the Seventeen Provinces of the Low Countries, Steenvoorde was the site of the beginning of the Beeldenstorm, or "Iconoclastic Fury." Today the city is known for its Géants du Nord, sculptures of giants that can be admired in summer festivals.
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