Morbecque
Moerbeke
Commune
The town hall in Morbecque
The town hall in Morbecque
Coat of arms of Morbecque
Coat of arms
Location of Morbecque
Morbecque is located in France
Morbecque
Morbecque
Morbecque is located in Hauts-de-France
Morbecque
Morbecque
Coordinates: 50°41′39″N 2°31′06″E / 50.6942°N 2.5183°E / 50.6942; 2.5183
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementDunkerque
CantonHazebrouck
IntercommunalityFlandre Intérieure
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jérôme Darques[1]
Area
1
44.34 km2 (17.12 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2021)[2]
2,509
 • Density57/km2 (150/sq mi)
DemonymMorbecquois (es)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59416 /59190
Elevation15–69 m (49–226 ft)
(avg. 34 m or 112 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Morbecque (Dutch: Moerbeke) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 2,116—    
1975 2,437+2.04%
1982 2,577+0.80%
1990 2,541−0.18%
1999 2,669+0.55%
2007 2,702+0.15%
2012 2,620−0.61%
2017 2,538−0.63%
Source: INSEE[4]

Heraldry

Arms of Morbecque
Arms of Morbecque
 The arms of Morbecque are blazoned:

Azure, a fess Or. (Beaurepaire-sur-Sambre, Borre, Morbecque, Prisches, Cazilhac and Aubière use the same arms.)



See also

References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ↑ INSEE commune file
  4. ↑ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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