La Gorgue | |
|---|---|
 The Lawe river in La Gorgue | |
_Nord-France.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of La Gorgue  | |
  La Gorgue  La Gorgue | |
| Coordinates: 50°38′16″N 2°43′03″E / 50.6378°N 2.7175°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Dunkerque |
| Canton | Hazebrouck |
| Intercommunality | Flandre Lys |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Philippe Mahieu[1] |
Area 1 | 15.03 km2 (5.80 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 5,599 |
| • Density | 370/km2 (960/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Gorguillons, Gorguillonnes |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59268 /59253 |
| Elevation | 12–19 m (39–62 ft) (avg. 16 m or 52 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
La Gorgue (French pronunciation: [la ɡɔʁɡ]) is a town in northern France. It is a commune in the Nord department.[3] The population of La Gorgue in 2019 was 5,639.[4]
It was the location of the Beaupré-sur-la-Lys Abbey, founded in 1221, whose grounds were used as a Royal Flying Corps base during World War I.
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020. Archived from the original on 28 June 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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