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Socx (; from
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; ''Soks'' in modern Dutch spelling) is a
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in the Nord department in northern
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. The population in 2019 was 923.Populations légales 2019: 59 Nord
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Geography

Socx is around south of Dunkirk. Its area is .


Heraldry


Governance and Politics

The current mayor is Alexandre Rommelaere, elected in 2020. Previous mayors were Christian Ley (term of office: 2008–2020) and Charles Vandaele (2001–2008).


Twin towns

Socx was twinned with Caton, Lancashire, United Kingdom on 12 April 2008.


See also

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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 following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Nord (French department) French Flanders {{Nord-geo-stub