Drincham
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Drincham (; from Flemish; Drinkam in modern Dutch spelling) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
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Drincham is a commune in France, situated within the Hauts-de-France region. It lies in the arrondissement of Dunkirk and the canton of Bourbourg, while its associated electoral district is the canton of Grande-Synthe. The municipality shares borders with Pitgam, Eringhem, and Looberghe.
The area covers 3.38 square kilometers and sits at an elevation of 15 meters above sea level. Population figures vary by source, with one listing 282 residents (118 male and 132 female) and another citing 218. The postal code for the locality is 59630. A school is located in the city.
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The entry is geolocated on the map, across 2 mapped points.
Vinony's link graph records 657 inbound references to Drincham, and connects out to arrondissement of Dunkirk, France and time zone.
It is catalogued under topics including Communes of Nord (French department) and French Flanders.
Vinony links it to 41 Wikipedia language editions.
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cached 12h agoPlace details
- Locality
- Drincham
- Region
- Hauts-de-France
- Country
- France
- Population
- 218
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- French commune.name
- Drincham
- French commune.native name
- Drinkam
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Drincham - Eglise Saint-Wandrille.jpg
- French commune.caption
- Saint-Wandrille church in Drincham
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason de la ville de Drincham (59) Nord-France.svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Dunkerque
- French commune.canton
- Grande-Synthe
- French commune.INSEE
- 59182
- French commune.postal code
- 59630
- French commune.mayor
- Patrick Thoor
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- CC Hauts de Flandre
- French commune.elevation m
- 11
- French commune.elevation min m
- 1
- French commune.elevation max m
- 15
- French commune.area km2
- 3.38
- French commune.demonym
- Drinchamois (es)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Drincham
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Dunkirk
- Population
- 282
- Area
- 3.38
- Elevation
- 6
- Shares border with
- Looberghe
- Official website
- www.drincham.fr
- Image
- Drincham - Eglise Saint-Wandrille.jpg
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- Commons category
- Drincham
- associated electoral district
- canton of Grande-Synthe
- male population
- 118
- female population
- 132
- P8168
- Graphis scripta
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-3-28-29-80-63
- postal code
- 59630
via Wikidata · CC0
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Heraldry
- Village limits
- See also
- References
Drincham (; from Flemish; Drinkam in modern Dutch spelling) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
Drincham is about south of Dunkirk.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Drincham” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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