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Neuf-Berquin

Neuf-Berquin
Nieuw-Berkijn
The church in Neuf-Berquin
The church in Neuf-Berquin
Coat of arms of Neuf-Berquin
Map
Location of Neuf-Berquin
Neuf-Berquin is located in France
Neuf-Berquin
Neuf-Berquin
Neuf-Berquin is located in Hauts-de-France
Neuf-Berquin
Neuf-Berquin
Coordinates: 50°39′40″N 2°40′20″E / 50.6611°N 2.6722°E / 50.6611; 2.6722
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementDunkerque
CantonHazebrouck
IntercommunalityCA Cœur de Flandre
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Serge Olivier[1]
Area
1
6.4 km2 (2.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
1,417
  Density220/km2 (570/sq mi)
DemonymNeuf-Berquinois (es)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59423 /59940
Elevation15–18 m (49–59 ft)
(avg. 18 m or 59 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Neuf-Berquin (French pronunciation: [nœf bɛʁkɛ̃]; from Dutch: Nieuw-Berkijn) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]

French composer and clarinetist Ferdinand Capelle was born in Neuf-Berquin.

Heraldry

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Arms of Neuf-Berquin
Arms of Neuf-Berquin
The arms of Neuf-Berquin are blazoned :
Gules, an inescutcheon Or.



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References

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  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. INSEE commune file