Eecke
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  Eecke | ||
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Location within Hauts-de-France region  Eecke | ||
| Coordinates: 50°46′45″N 2°35′40″E / 50.7792°N 2.5944°ECoordinates: 50°46′45″N 2°35′40″E / 50.7792°N 2.5944°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Nord | |
| Arrondissement | Dunkerque | |
| Canton | Steenvoorde | |
| Intercommunality | pays des Géants | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Robert Leconte | |
| Area1 | 10.29 km2 (3.97 sq mi) | |
| Population (2005)2 | 1,071 | |
| • Density | 100/km2 (270/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59189 / 59114 | |
| Elevation |
24–66 m (79–217 ft) (avg. 46 m or 151 ft) | |
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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. | ||
Eecke (from Flemish; Eke in modern Dutch spelling) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
It is 7 km (4.3 mi) northeast of Hazebrouck.
Eecke, watertower
Eecke, church: l'église Saint Wulmar et le Klockhuis
Heraldry
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The arms of Eecke are blazoned : Gules, a saltire vair. (Le Doulieu and Eecke use the same arms.) |
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