Nieppe
Niepkerke | |
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![]() The town hall in Nieppe | |
Coordinates: 50°42′14″N 2°50′23″E / 50.7039°N 2.8397°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Nord |
Arrondissement | Dunkerque |
Canton | Bailleul |
Intercommunality | Flandre Intérieure |
Government | |
• Mayor (2023–2026) | Marie Sandra[1] |
Area 1 | 17.3 km2 (6.7 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 7,606 |
• Density | 440/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
Demonym | Nieppois(es) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 59431 /59850 |
Elevation | 12–21 m (39–69 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. |
Nieppe (French pronunciation: [njɛp]; Dutch: Niepkerke) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3] It is in the Lys Plain and a portion of it is in the Lys Valley (Leiedal in Dutch).