Steenbecque Steenbeke | |
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_mairie.JPG) The town hall in Steenbecque | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Steenbecque | |
  Steenbecque  Steenbecque | |
| Coordinates:50°40′32″N2°28′55″E / 50.6756°N 2.4819°E /50.6756; 2.4819 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Dunkerque |
| Canton | Hazebrouck |
| Intercommunality | CA Cœur de Flandre |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Carole Delaire[1] |
Area 1 | 11.96 km2 (4.62 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 1,626 |
| • Density | 136.0/km2 (352.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59578 /59189 |
| Elevation | 17–65 m (56–213 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. | |
Steenbecque (French pronunciation:[stɛ̃bɛk];Dutch:Steenbeke or Steenbeeke) is acommune in theNorddepartment in northernFrance.[3]
Steenbecque has historically been attested asSteenbeka in 1183. The toponymSteenbecque is of Germanic origin, deriving from a Low German dialect, ultimately from Proto-West-Germanic*stain. Within the Nord and Pas-de-Calais departments, the Germanic hydronym*-bak(i) entered the French language via Low German, and took on two forms: the Germanic form-beek andRomance-becque (also-bec,-becques).[4]
| The arms of Steenbecque areblazoned : Azure, 3 escallops argent. |
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