Canton of Wormhout is an
administrative division
Administrative division, administrative unit,Article 3(1). country subdivision, administrative region, subnational entity, constituent state, as well as many similar terms, are generic names for geographical areas into which a particular, ind ...
, located in
Nord
Nord, a word meaning "north" in several European languages, may refer to:
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* New Orleans Recreation Department, New Orleans, Louisiana, US
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''département'' and
Hauts-de-France
Hauts-de-France (; pcd, Heuts-d'Franche; , also ''Upper France'') is the northernmost Regions of France, region of France, created by the territorial reform of French regions in 2014, from a merger of Nord-Pas-de-Calais and Picardy. Its Prefectu ...
''région'' in France. All communes of the canton of Wormhout are part of the
arrondissement of Dunkirk
The arrondissement of Dunkirk (french: Dunkerque, nl, Duinkerke) is an arrondissement of France in the Nord department in the Hauts-de-France region. It has 111 communes. Its population is 377,294 (2016), and its area is .
It roughly correspon ...
.
Since the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the
communes
An intentional community is a voluntary residential community which is designed to have a high degree of social cohesion and teamwork from the start. The members of an intentional community typically hold a common social, political, religious, ...
of the canton of Wormhout are:
Décret n° 2014-167 du 17 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département du Nord
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* Arnèke
Arnèke (; vls, label=French Flemish, Arnyke; nl, Arneke) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
Geography
Arnèke is situated on the D55 (''route de Wormhout''). The small river Peene Becque is flowing through the village. The ...
* Bambecque
Bambecque (; nl, Bambeke) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
Etymology
Bambecque has historically been attested as ''Banbeca'' in 1164. The toponym ''Bambecque'' is of Germanic origin, deriving from a Low German dialect, ul ...
* Bavinchove
Bavinchove (; from Dutch; ''Bavinkhove'' in modern Dutch spelling) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
Population
Heraldry
See also
*Communes of the Nord department
The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nor ...
* Bissezeele
Bissezeele (from Dutch; ''Bissezele'' in modern Dutch spelling) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
Population
Images
File:MairiedeBissezeele.JPG, Town hall
Heraldry
See also
*Communes of the Nord department
The f ...
* Bollezeele
Bollezeele (; from Dutch; ''Bollezele'' in the modern Dutch spelling) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
It is south of Dunkirk and also west of the Belgian border. The river Yser runs through Bollezeele.
Language
Bolle ...
* Broxeele
Broxeele (; nl, Broksele) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
It is south of Dunkirk and also west of the Belgian border.
Name
The name is derived from the Dutch ''Broec sele'' (modern name: ''Broksele''), which means "ho ...
* Buysscheure
Buysscheure (; from Dutch, ''Buisscheure'' in modern Dutch spelling) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
The source of the river Yser is located here.
Population
Heraldry
See also
*Communes of the Nord department
The ...
* Crochte
Crochte is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
Heraldry
See also
*Communes of the Nord department
The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic.
The communes cooperate in the fol ...
* Eringhem
Eringhem (; nl, Eringem) is a commune in the Nord department and Hauts-de-France region of northern France.
Located about halfway between Dunkirk and Saint-Omer in the historical region of French Westhoek, its West Flemish name is Eringem.
The ...
* Esquelbecq
Esquelbecq (; from ) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
Its southern limit with Ledringhem is ''chemin de Rubrouck''.
Heraldry
History
In 1436, Wautier de Ghistelles was ''seigneur d'Ekelsbeke et de Ledringhem'' (Lord ...
* Hardifort
* Herzeele
* Holque
Holque (; from Flemish; ''Holke'' in modern Dutch spelling) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
Heraldry
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*Communes of the Nord department
The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of t ...
* Hondschoote
Hondschoote (; from Dutch; ''Hondschote'' in the modern Dutch spelling) is a commune of the Nord ''département'', in northern France.
Heraldry
Geography
Hondschoote borders Flanders, the Dutch-speaking part of Belgium. It lies 12 km fr ...
* Houtkerque
Houtkerque (; from ) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is located near the Belgian border, north of Steenvoorde, on the Steenvoorde/Hondschoote road. The river Yser crosses the border at Houtkerque.
Houtkerque saw much ...
* Hoymille
Hoymille (; from Flemish; ''Hooimille'' in modern Dutch spelling) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
It is situated adjacent to the east of Bergues. The village hosts an annual carnival at the end February. The local church i ...
* Killem
Killem () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
Heraldry
See also
*Communes of the Nord department
The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic.
The communes cooperate in the ...
* Lederzeele
Lederzeele (from Flemish; ''Lederzele'' in modern Dutch spelling) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
It is northeast of Saint-Omer.
Heraldry
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*Communes of the Nord department
The following is a list of the 648 c ...
* Ledringhem
Ledringhem ( vls, Ledringem) is a Communes of France, commune in the Nord (French department), Nord Departments of France, department in northern France.
It is situated also in the ancient territory of the County of Flanders, in the ''Houtland ( ...
* Merckeghem
Merckeghem (; nl, Merckegem) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
Heraldry
See also
*Communes of the Nord department
The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic.
The commun ...
* Millam
Millam () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
A chapel dedicated to the Mercian Saint Mildrith (Mildred), Abbess of Minster-in-Thanet, who is said to have stayed there, exists in Millam, but is privately owned and not easily v ...
* Nieurlet
Nieurlet (; from Flemish; ''Nieuwerleet'' in modern Dutch spelling) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
Heraldry
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*Communes of the Nord department
The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord departmen ...
* Noordpeene
Noordpeene ( nl, Noordpene, vls, Nôordpene) is a commune in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France.
The small river Peene Becque flows through the village.
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*Communes of the Nord department
The following is a list of ...
* Ochtezeele
Ochtezeele (; from Flemish; ''Ochtezele'' in modern Dutch spelling) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
The small river Peene Becque flows through the village.
The closest airport to Ochtezeele is Lille Airport (56 km) ...
* Oost-Cappel
Oost-Cappel is a Communes of France, commune in the Nord (French department), Nord Departments of France, department in northern France on the Belgium, Belgian border.
Heraldry
See also
*Communes of the Nord department
References
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* Oudezeele
Oudezeele (; from Flemish; ''Oudezele'' in modern Dutch spelling) is a Communes of France, commune in the Nord (French department), Nord Departments of France, department in northern France. It is around 45 km north-west of Lille. The populati ...
* Quaëdypre
* Rexpoëde
Rexpoëde (; from Flemish; ''Rekspoede'' in modern Dutch spelling) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
It is southeast of Dunkirk.
Population
Heraldry
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*Communes of the Nord department
The following is a list ...
* Rubrouck
Rubrouck (; , once ''Ruysbroeck'') is a Communes of France, commune in the Nord (French department), Nord Departments of France, department in northern France.
History
Rubrouck was first mentioned in 1104. It was the home of the 13th century expl ...
* Saint-Momelin
Saint-Momelin (; vls, Sint-Momelingn; nl, Sint-Momelijn) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
Heraldry
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*Communes of the Nord department
The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of ...
* Socx
* Steenvoorde
Steenvoorde () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Once part of the Seventeen Provinces of the Low Countries, Steenvoorde was the site of the beginning of the Beeldenstorm, or "Iconoclastic Fury." Today the city is known for i ...
* Terdeghem
* Volckerinckhove
Volckerinckhove (; nl, Volkerinkhove) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is part of the arrondissement of Dunkirk and the canton of Wormhout.
Heraldry
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*Communes of the Nord department
The following is a lis ...
* Warhem
Warhem (; from Flemish; ''Warrem'' in modern Dutch spelling) is a Communes of France, commune in the Nord (French department), Nord Departments of France, department in northern France, near the border with Belgium.
Heraldry
Population
See als ...
* Watten
Watten may refer to:
Places
* Watten, Nord, a commune in the Nord ''département'' of France
** ''Blockhaus d'Éperlecques'' or Watten bunker, intended to be a launching facility for the V-2 ballistic missile
* Watten, Highland, a village in Cai ...
* Wemaers-Cappel
Wemaers-Cappel is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
Heraldry
Population
See also
*Communes of the Nord department
The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic.
The commun ...
* West-Cappel
West-Cappel (; nl, Westkappel) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
Heraldry
Population
See also
*Communes of the Nord department
The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Repub ...
* Winnezeele
Winnezeele (; from Flemish; ''Winnezele'' in modern Dutch spelling) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
Heraldry
Population
See also
*Communes of the Nord department
The following is a list of the 648 communes of the ...
* Wormhout
Wormhout (; before 1975: ''Wormhoudt''; vls, Wormout) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Several people in Wormhout still speak West Flemish, a local dialect of Dutch and the traditional language of the region, while French ...
* Wulverdinghe
Wulverdinghe is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
Population
Heraldry
See also
*Communes of the Nord department
The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic.
The communes ...
* Wylder
Wylder is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
The confluence of the Peene Becque and Yser rivers is located in Wylder.
Population
Heraldry
See also
*Communes of the Nord department
The following is a list of the 648 commune ...
* Zegerscappel
Zegerscappel (; from Dutch; ''Zegerskappel'' in modern Dutch spelling) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
It is south of Dunkerque.
Heraldry
Population
See also
*Communes of the Nord department
The following is a ...
* Zermezeele
Zermezeele (; nl, Zermezele) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
The northern border between Ledringhem and Zermezeele is marked by the river Peene Becque.
Population
Heraldry
See also
*Communes of the Nord department
...
* Zuytpeene
References
Cantons of Nord (French department)
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