Morbecque

Morbecque Moerbeke
Commune
The town hall in Morbecque
Coat of arms
Location of Morbecque
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Coordinates: 50°41′39″N2°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 Darques [1]
Area 1	44.34 km2 (17.12 sq mi)
Population  (2022) [2]	2,538
• Density	57/km2 (150/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

Historical 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%
Source: INSEE [4]

Heraldry

Arms of Morbecque

The arms of Morbecque are blazoned: Azure, a fess Or. (Beaurepaire-sur-Sambre, Borre, Morbecque, Prisches, Cazilhac and Aubière use the same arms.)

See also

• Communes of the Nord department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
3. INSEE commune file
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE