Ghyvelde

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{{Infobox French commune

|name = Ghyvelde

|native name = Gijvelde

|commune status = Commune

|image = MairieGhyvelde.JPG

|image coat of arms = Blason de la ville de Ghyvelde (59) Nord-France.svg

|caption = Ghyvelde in the arrondissement of Dunkirk

|arrondissement = Dunkerque

|canton = Dunkerque-2

|INSEE = 59260

|postal code = 59254

|mayor = Anthony Raes{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|publisher=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=12 March 2025|language=fr}}

|term = 2024–2026

|intercommunality = CU Dunkerque

|coordinates = {{coord|51.0522|2.5281|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|elevation m = 4

|elevation min m = 0

|elevation max m = 25

|area km2 = 35.92

|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}

|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}

|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}

|demonym = Ghyveldois

}}

Ghyvelde ({{IPA|fr|ɡivɛld}}; {{langx|nl|Gijvelde}}, {{langx|vls|Gyvelde}}) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/59260-ghyvelde INSEE commune file] It is located on the Belgian border, and just inland from the North Sea. It is, after Bray-Dunes, the second most northern commune of France. The E40/A16 passes through the commune. On 1 January 2016, the former commune Les Moëres was merged into Ghyvelde.[http://www.nord.gouv.fr/content/download/30377/220925/file/Recueil%20N%C2%B0%20293%20du%201er%20d%C3%A9cembre%202015.pdf Arrêté préfectoral] 30 November 2015 {{in lang|fr}}

Population

{{Historical populations

|source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-59260#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE

|percentages = pagr

|align = none

|1968 |2674

|1975 |2697

|1982 |3817

|1990 |3666

|1999 |3679

|2007 |3882

|2012 |4130

|2017 |4193

}}

Gallery

File:Ghyvelde - Town hall 1.jpg|Town hall

File:Ghyvelde - Eglise Saint-Vincent 2.jpg|Saint-Vincent church

Heraldry

{{Blazon-arms

|img1=Blason de la ville de Ghyvelde (59) Nord-France.svg

|legend1=Arms of Ghyvelde

|text=The arms of Ghyvelde are blazoned :
{{SharedArms|Erm.bend.gu.3esc}}

}}

See also

References

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{{commons category}}{{Communes nouvelles of Nord}}{{Nord communes}}

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Category:Communes of Nord (French department)

Category:Communes nouvelles of Nord

Category:French Flanders

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