Steenbecque

Coordinates: 50°40′32″N 2°28′55″E / 50.6756°N 2.4819°E / 50.6756; 2.4819
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Steenbecque
Steenbeke
The town hall in Steenbecque
The town hall in Steenbecque
Coat of arms of Steenbecque
Location of Steenbecque
Map
Dunkerque
CantonHazebrouck
IntercommunalityFlandre Intérieure
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Carole Delaire[1]
Area
1
11.96 km2 (4.62 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,650
 • Density140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code /59189
Elevation17–65 m (56–213 ft)
(avg. 18 m or 59 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Steenbecque (French pronunciation: [stɛ̃bɛk]; Dutch: Steenbeke or Steenbeeke) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]

Etymology

Steenbecque has historically been attested as Steenbeka in 1183. The toponym Steenbecque is of Germanic origin, deriving from a Low German dialect, ultimately from Proto-West-Germanic *stain. Within the Nord and Pas-de-Calais departments, the Germanic hydronym *-bak(i) entered the French language via Low German, and took on two forms: the Germanic form -beek and Romance -becque (also -bec, -becques).[4]

Heraldry

Arms of Steenbecque
Arms of Steenbecque
The arms of Steenbecque are blazoned :
Azure, 3 escallops argent.



See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. . Retrieved 12 January 2021.