Renescure | |
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The town hall in Renescure | |
![]() Location of Renescure | |
| Coordinates:50°43′38″N2°22′10″E / 50.7272°N 2.3694°E /50.7272; 2.3694 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Dunkerque |
| Canton | Hazebrouck |
| Intercommunality | CA Cœur de Flandre |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Frédéric Jude[1] |
Area 1 | 18.93 km2 (7.31 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 2,113 |
| • Density | 111.6/km2 (289.1/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Renescurois (es) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59497 /59173 |
| Elevation | 17–74 m (56–243 ft) (avg. 30 m or 98 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Renescure (French pronunciation:[ʁənɛskyʁ];Dutch:Ruisscheure) is acommune in theNorddepartment in northernFrance.[3]
Philippe de Commines (1447–1511) was a writer and diplomat in the courts of Burgundy and France.[4] He was born in Renescure which was then in thecounty of Flanders.
It is the village whereBonduelle S.A. opened its first cannery.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,928 | — |
| 1975 | 2,071 | +1.03% |
| 1982 | 2,115 | +0.30% |
| 1990 | 2,221 | +0.61% |
| 1999 | 2,086 | −0.69% |
| 2007 | 2,031 | −0.33% |
| 2012 | 2,085 | +0.53% |
| 2017 | 2,080 | −0.05% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
| The arms of Renescure areblazoned : Quarterly 1&4: Argent, an anchor sable; 2&3: Or, in saltire 5 trefois vert. |
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