Morbecque
Moerbeke | |
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 The town hall in Morbecque | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Morbecque | |
Morbecque Morbecque | |
| Coordinates: 50°41′39″N 2°31′06″E / 50.6942°N 2.5183°E / 50.6942; 2.5183 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Dunkerque |
| Canton | Hazebrouck |
| Intercommunality | CA Cœur de Flandre |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jérôme Darques1 |
Area 1 | 44.34 km2 (17.12 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)2 | 2,573 |
| • Density | 58.03/km2 (150.3/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Morbecquois (es) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59416 /59190 |
| Elevation | 15–69 m (49–226 ft) (avg. 34 m or 112 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Morbecque (Dutch: Moerbeke) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.3
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 2,116 | — |
| 1975 | 2,437 | +2.04% |
| 1982 | 2,577 | +0.80% |
| 1990 | 2,541 | −0.18% |
| 1999 | 2,669 | +0.55% |
| 2007 | 2,702 | +0.15% |
| 2012 | 2,620 | −0.61% |
| 2017 | 2,538 | −0.63% |
| 2023 | 2,573 | +0.23% |
| Source: INSEE4 | ||
Heraldry
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The arms of Morbecque are blazoned: Azure, a fess Or. (Beaurepaire-sur-Sambre, Borre, Morbecque, Prisches, Cazilhac and Aubière use the same arms.)
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References
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- INSEE commune file
- Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE