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Also known as Godewaarsvelde, Godsvelde

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

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36US AQIGood
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9.3 µg/m³
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14.7 µg/m³
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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)

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Official website

Commune de Godewaersvelde

godewaersvelde.fr

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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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