Spycker | |
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Town hall in Spycker | |
![]() Location of Spycker | |
| Coordinates:50°58′12″N2°19′27″E / 50.97°N 2.3242°E /50.97; 2.3242 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Dunkerque |
| Canton | Coudekerque-Branche |
| Intercommunality | CU Dunkerque |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Jean-Luc Goetbloet[1] |
Area 1 | 9.19 km2 (3.55 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 1,725 |
| • Density | 188/km2 (486/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59576 /59380 |
| Elevation | 0–5 m (0–16 ft) (avg. 10 m or 33 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Spycker (French:[spikɛʁ];Dutch:Spijker[ˈspɛikər];West Flemish:Spyker) is acommune in theNorddepartment in northernFrance.[3]
Spycker was liberated by soldiers ofThe Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada in September 1944.[4]
| The arms of Spycker areblazoned : Argent billetty, a lion sable armed and langued gules. (Loon-Plage andSpycker use the same arms.) |
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