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Godewaersvelde
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Godewaersvelde (; French Flemish: Godsvelde; ) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France, near the Belgian border.
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Godewaersvelde is a commune in France, situated within the Hauts-de-France region. It lies in the arrondissement of Dunkirk and the canton of Steenvoorde, while its associated electoral district is the canton of Bailleul. The municipality functions as a border city and shares boundaries with Watou, Steenvoorde, Berthen, and Boeschepe.
The area of Godewaersvelde is 11.89 square kilometers. According to available data, the population is recorded as either 2,093 or 1,977, with a male population of 1,026 and a female population of 1,025. The elevation above sea level is listed as 163 meters in one source and 46 meters in another. The postal code for the commune is 59270.
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Place details
- Locality
- Godewaersvelde
- Region
- Hauts-de-France
- Country
- France
- Population
- 1,977
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- French commune.name
- Godewaersvelde
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Godewaersvelde ancienne gare.JPG
- French commune.caption
- The old railway station and church
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason de la ville de Godewaersvelde (59) Nord-France.svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Dunkerque
- French commune.canton
- Bailleul
- French commune.INSEE
- 59262
- French commune.postal code
- 59270
- French commune.mayor
- Antoine Vermeulen
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- CA Cœur de Flandre
- French commune.elevation m
- 41
- French commune.elevation min m
- 27
- French commune.elevation max m
- 163
- French commune.area km2
- 11.89
- French commune.demonym
- Godewaersveldois (es)
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Commune de Godewaersvelde
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Encyclopedic overview
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Godewaersvelde (; French Flemish: Godsvelde; ) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France, near the Belgian border.
== Location == Godewaersvelde is in northern France along the Belgian border and is in the heart of Flanders, less than half an hour from Lille and Dunkirk. Godewaersvelde covers 1189 hectares or nearly 12 square kilometers and is crossed by several county roads: the R & D 948 which connects at the A25 interchange in Poperinge, 139 R & D that leads to Boeschèpe and Eecke, DR 18, which connects Route Méteren to Poperinge.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Godewaersvelde” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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