Wormhout

Wormhout
Wormhout
Commune
	The church in Wormhout
	Coat of arms
	Location of Wormhout
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	Coordinates: 50°53′00″N 2°28′07″E / 50.8833°N 2.4686°E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Dunkerque
Canton	Wormhout
Intercommunality	Hauts de Flandre
Government
• Mayor (2023–2026)	David Calcoen
Area 1	27.41 km2 (10.58 sq mi)
Population (2021)	5,705
• Density	210/km2 (540/sq mi)
Demonym	Wormhoutois
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59663 /59470
Elevation	5–33 m (16–108 ft) ; (avg. 19 m or 62 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Wormhout (French pronunciation: [wɔʁmut]; before 1975: Wormhoudt; West Flemish: Wormout) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.^[3] Several people in Wormhout still speak West Flemish, a local dialect of Dutch and the traditional language of the region, while French-speakers form a majority, due to centuries of French political and cultural influence.

The town's name is of Germanic origin, meaning "Wormwood."^[4]

Neighbouring towns and villages :

Ledringhem to the south-west, separated by river Peene Becque
Esquelbecq

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 30 November 2023.
^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ INSEE commune file
^ Wormhout Tourist Office. See "Origine et histoire" under "Renseignements".

[1] "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 30 November 2023.

[popleg2021-2] "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.

[3] INSEE commune file

[4] Wormhout Tourist Office. See "Origine et histoire" under "Renseignements".

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