Coudekerque-Branche

Coudekerque-Branche
Coudekerque-Branche
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Coudekerque-Branche
Administration
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Dunkerque
Canton	Coudekerque-Branche
Intercommunality	Dunkerque grand littoral
Mayor	David Bailleul (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	0–6 m (0–20 ft) (avg. 3 m/9.8 ft)
Land area1	9.14 km2 (3.53 sq mi)
Population2	23,100  (2005)
- Density	2,527 /km2 (6,540 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	59155/ 59210
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Coordinates: 51°01′31″N 2°23′30″E / 51.0252777778°N 2.39166666667°E / 51.0252777778; 2.39166666667

Coudekerque-Branche is a commune of the Nord department in northern France.

It is the largest suburb of the city of Dunkerque, and is adjacent to it on the southeast. In the 1999 census, Coudekerque-Branche had a population of 24,152. The commune has a land area of 9.14 km² (3.529 sq mi).

Heraldry

The arms of Coudekerque-Branche are blazoned : Sable, a hedgehog argent crowned Or.

See also

• Communes of the Nord department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Official website (in French)