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Esquelbecq
Hauts-de-Francevillage
Esquelbecq
Total population
2,134
Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
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Overview
Esquelbecq is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
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History
In 1436, Wautier de Ghistelles was seigneur d'Ekelsbeke et de Ledringhem (Lord of Esquelbecq and Ledringhem) and governor of La Madeleine hospital in Bierne. The Wormhoudt massacre was perpetrated near Esquelbecq on 80 British and French prisoners of war by Waffen-SS members at the time of the Dunkirk evacuation in 1940.
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Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
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Nearby places in Hauts-de-France
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- Drincham5.4 mi away · pop. 278
- Bierne5.4 mi away · pop. 1,772
- Merckeghem6.1 mi away · pop. 614
- Cassel6.4 mi away · pop. 2,227
- Oost-Cappel7.7 mi away · pop. 472
- Cappelle-Brouck9.1 mi away · pop. 1,158
- Uxem9.6 mi away · pop. 1,497
- Watten10.2 mi away · pop. 2,577
- Holque10.2 mi away · pop. 871
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Official Identifiers
INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics
- INSEE code
- 59210
- Department
- 59
- Region
- 32
- Population (Wikidata)
- 2,137
geo.api.gouv.fr
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikidata
- • INSEE — French national statistics, via geo.api.gouv.fr (official commune code, population, surface, department, region)
- • INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics — geo.api.gouv.fr