Rubrouck
Appearance
Rubrouck | |
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Coordinates:50°50′22″N2°21′23″E/ 50.8394°N 2.3564°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Nord |
Arrondissement | Dunkerque |
Canton | Wormhout |
Intercommunality | Flandre Intérieure |
Government | |
• Mayor(2020–2026) | Luc Everaere[1] |
Area 1 | 14.88 km2(5.75 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 919 |
• Density | 62/km2(160/sq mi) |
Demonym | Rubrouckois |
Time zone | UTC+01:00(CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00(CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 59516/59285 |
Elevation | 20–65 m (66–213 ft) (avg. 33 m or 108 ft) |
1French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2(0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Rubrouck(French pronunciation:[ʁybʁuk];Dutch:Rubroek,onceRuysbroeck) is acommunein theNorddepartmentin northernFrance.[3]
History
[edit]Rubrouck was first mentioned in 1104. It was the home of the 13th century explorerWilliam of Rubruck(fl.1248–1255).[4]
Heraldry
[edit]The arms of Rubrouck areblazoned: Gules, a lion argent armed and langued Or.(BroxeeleandRubrouckuse the same arms.)
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Répertoire national des élus: les maires".data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises(in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^"Populations légales 2021"(in French).The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies.28 December 2023.
- ^INSEE commune file
- ^Yule, Henry;Beazley, Charles Raymond(1911). .Encyclopædia Britannica.Vol. 23 (11th ed.). pp. 810–812.
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