Ghyvelde
Ghyvelde
Gijvelde | |
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Ghyvelde in the arrondissement of Dunkirk | |
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Location of Ghyvelde | |
Ghyvelde Ghyvelde | |
| Coordinates: 51°03′08″N 2°31′41″E / 51.0522°N 2.5281°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Dunkerque |
| Canton | Dunkerque-2 |
| Intercommunality | CU Dunkerque |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2024–2026) | Anthony Raes |
Area 1 | 35.92 km2 (13.87 sq mi) |
| Population (2023) | 4,133 |
| • Density | 115.1/km2 (298.0/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Ghyveldois |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59260 /59254 |
| Elevation | 0–25 m (0–82 ft) (avg. 4 m or 13 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Ghyvelde (French pronunciation: [ɡivɛld]; Dutch: Gijvelde, West Flemish: Gyvelde) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is located on the Belgian border, and just inland from the North Sea. It is, after Bray-Dunes, the second most northern commune of France. The E40/A16 passes through the commune. On 1 January 2016, the former commune Les Moëres was merged into Ghyvelde.