Bollezeele | |
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![]() A view within Bollezeele | |
Coordinates: 50°51′55″N 2°19′29″E / 50.8653°N 2.3247°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Nord |
Arrondissement | Dunkirk |
Canton | Wormhout |
Intercommunality | Hauts de Flandre |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Pierre Marle[1] |
Area 1 | 17.54 km2 (6.77 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 1,423 |
• Density | 81/km2 (210/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 59089 /59470 |
Elevation | 2–52 m (6.6–170.6 ft) (avg. 44 m or 144 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Bollezeele (French pronunciation: [bɔlzɛl]; from Dutch; Bollezele in the modern Dutch spelling) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]
It is 17 km (11 mi) south of Dunkirk and also 20 km (12 mi) west of the Belgian border. The river Yser runs through Bollezeele.