Wormhout | |
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 The church in Wormhout | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Wormhout  | |
  Wormhout  Wormhout | |
| Coordinates: 50°53′00″N 2°28′07″E / 50.8833°N 2.4686°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Dunkerque |
| Canton | Wormhout |
| Intercommunality | Hauts de Flandre |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023–2026) | David Calcoen[1] |
Area 1 | 27.41 km2 (10.58 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 5,705 |
| • 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. | |
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.
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
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 30 November 2023.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Wormhout Tourist Office. See "Origine et histoire" under "Renseignements".