Wormhout
Wormhout (French pronunciation: [wɔʁmut]; before 1975: Wormhoudt; West Flemish: Wormout) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3] Several people in Wormhout still speak West Flemish, a local dialect of Dutch and the traditional language of the region, while French-speakers form a majority, due to centuries of French political and cultural influence.
Wormhout | |
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 The church in Wormhout | |
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Location of Wormhout | |
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| Coordinates: 50°53′00″N 2°28′07″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Dunkerque |
| Canton | Wormhout |
| Intercommunality | Hauts de Flandre |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Frédéric Devos[1] |
| Area 1 | 27.41 km2 (10.58 sq mi) |
| Population | 5,709 |
| • Density | 210/km2 (540/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Wormhoutois |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59663 /59470 |
| Elevation | 5–33 m (16–108 ft) (avg. 19 m or 62 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
The town's name is of Germanic origin, meaning "Wormwood."[4]
Neighbouring towns and villages :
- Ledringhem to the south-west, separated by river Peene Becque
- Esquelbecq
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 3,004 | — |
| 1975 | 4,332 | +5.37% |
| 1982 | 5,133 | +2.45% |
| 1990 | 5,057 | −0.19% |
| 1999 | 4,984 | −0.16% |
| 2007 | 5,223 | +0.59% |
| 2012 | 5,388 | +0.62% |
| 2017 | 5,632 | +0.89% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
Heraldry
 Arms of Wormhout |
The arms of Wormhout are blazoned : Or, a lion sable armed and langued gules. ('Flanders' and the communes of Thourotte, Crépy-en-Valois, Bollezeele, Feignies, Flines-lez-Raches and Wormhout use the same arms.)
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Sights
- Old wind mill
- Jeanne Devos museum
- Wormhoudt Communal Cemetery
Education
Wormhout has a number of school providing education structures for all of the pupils around the town : école du bocage, école Roger Salengro, école Saint-Joseph, collège du Houtland, école Jean Moulin, collège Notre-Dame, lycée de l'Yser.
Twinnage
Wormhout is twinned with the resort town of Llandudno, Conwy, Wales.
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
- INSEE commune file
- Wormhout Tourist Office. See "Origine et histoire" under "Renseignements".
- Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
