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La Gorgue is a commune in France, situated in the Hauts-de-France region. It lies within the arrondissement of Dunkirk and the canton of Merville, while also being associated with the canton of Hazebrouck for electoral purposes. The municipality borders the communes of Estaires, Richebourg, Laventie, and Lestrem. Its official postal code is 59253, and it is located at an elevation of 19 meters above sea level.
The area of La Gorgue is 15.03 square kilometers. Population figures vary by source, with one listing 5,850 residents and another citing 5,327. In the larger count, the population is divided into 2,739 males and 2,896 females. The commune received the Croix de guerre 1914–1918 award.
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Place details
- Locality
- La Gorgue
- Region
- Hauts-de-France
- Country
- France
- Population
- 5,327
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- Country
- France
- Region
- Hauts-de-France
- Department
- Nord
- Arrondissement
- Dunkerque
- Canton
- Hazebrouck
- Intercommunality
- Flandre Lys
- Mayor 2020 2026
- Philippe Mahieu
- Area
- 15.03 km (5.80 sq mi)
- Population 2023
- 5,616
- Density
- 373.7/km (967.8/sq mi)
- Demonym s
- Gorguillons, Gorguillonnes
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
- Insee postal code
- 59268 /59253
- Elevation
- 12–19 m (39–62 ft) , (avg. 16 m or 52 ft)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- La Gorgue
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Dunkirk
- Population
- 5616
- Area
- 15.03
- Elevation
- 17
- Shares border with
- Merville
- Official website
- www.ville-lagorgue.fr
- Image
- La Gorgue.JPG
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- Commons category
- La Gorgue
- postal code
- 59253
- associated electoral district
- canton of Hazebrouck
- male population
- 2739
- female population
- 2896
- P8168
- Johannes Musaeus
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-3-28-48-86-05
- fax number
- +33-3-28-40-83-91
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Encyclopedic overview
La Gorgue ( French pronunciation: [la ɡɔʁɡ]) is a town in northern France. It is a commune in the Nord department, with about 5,600 inhabitants. It was the location of the Beaupré-sur-la-Lys Abbey, founded in 1221, whose grounds were used as a Royal Flying Corps base during World War I.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “La Gorgue” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.