Wulverdinghe

Wulverdinghe

Wulverdinghe in the arrondissement of Dunkirk
Wulverdinghe

Coordinates: 50°49′56″N 2°15′23″E / 50.8322°N 2.2564°E / 50.8322; 2.2564Coordinates: 50°49′56″N 2°15′23″E / 50.8322°N 2.2564°E / 50.8322; 2.2564
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Nord
Arrondissement Dunkirk
Canton Bourbourg
Intercommunality Colme
Government
  Mayor (20012008) Michel Kerfyser
Area1 2.92 km2 (1.13 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 230
  Density 79/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 59664 / 59143
Elevation 14–72 m (46–236 ft)
(avg. 6 m or 20 ft)

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.

Wulverdinghe is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

Heraldry

The arms of Wulverdinghe are blazoned :

Barry Or and azure, in chief in fess 3 annulets gules. (Wulverdinghe and Westrehem use the same arms.)

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