Socx Soks | |
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The church in Socx | |
Coordinates:50°56′10″N2°25′32″E / 50.9361°N 2.4256°E /50.9361; 2.4256 | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Nord |
Arrondissement | Dunkerque |
Canton | Wormhout |
Intercommunality | CC Hauts de Flandre |
Government | |
• Mayor(2020–2026) | Alexandre Rommelaere[1] |
Area 1 | 8 km2 (3 sq mi) |
Population (2022)[2] | 873 |
• Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
Demonym | Socxois (es) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 59570 /59380 |
Elevation | 0–31 m (0–102 ft) (avg. 13 m or 43 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Socx (French pronunciation:[sɔks]; fromFlemish;Soks in modern Dutch spelling) is acommune in theNorddepartment in northernFrance.[3] The population in 2019 was 923.[4]
Socx is around 10 km (6.2 mi) south ofDunkirk. Its area is 8 km2 (3.1 sq mi).
![]() | The arms of Socx areblazoned : Argent, a lion sable armed and langued within a bordure gules. (Quaëdypre andSocx use the same arms.) |
The current mayor is Alexandre Rommelaere, elected in 2020.[1] Previous mayors were Christian Ley (term of office: 2008–2020) and Charles Vandaele (2001–2008).
Socx wastwinned withCaton, Lancashire, United Kingdom on 12 April 2008.