Socx
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Socx Soks |
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Country | France |
Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy |
Department | Nord |
Arrondissement | Dunkerque |
Canton | Bergues |
Intercommunality | canton de Bergues |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Christian Ley |
Area1 | 8 km2 (3 sq mi) |
Population (1999)2 | 980 |
• Density | 120/km2 (320/sq mi) |
INSEE/Postal code | 59570 / 59380 |
Elevation | 0–31 m (0–102 ft) (avg. 13 m or 43 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
Socx (from Flemish; Soks in modern Dutch spelling) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
The population in 1999 was 980.
Geography
Socx is around 10 km (6.2 mi) south of Dunkirk. Its area is 8 km2 (3.1 sq mi).
Heraldry
The arms of Socx are blazoned : Argent, a lion sable armed and langued within a bordure gules. (Quaëdypre and Socx use the same arms.) |
Governance
The current mayor is Christian Ley (term of office: 2008-2014). The mayor up to March 2008 was Charles Vandaele.
Twin towns
Socx was twinned with Caton, Lancashire, United Kingdom on 12 April 2008.
See also
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Socx. |
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