Wylder

For people with the name, see Wylder (name).

Wylder
Commune
The church of Wylder
Coat of arms
Location of Wylder
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Coordinates: 50°54′48″N2°29′36″E / 50.9133°N 2.4933°E / 50.9133; 2.4933
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Dunkerque
Canton	Wormhout
Intercommunality	Hauts de Flandre
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Catherine Clicteur [1]
Area 1	2.55 km2 (0.98 sq mi)
Population  (2022) [2]	301
• Density	120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Demonym	Wylderois (es)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59665 /59380
Elevation	6–22 m (20–72 ft) (avg. 15 m or 49 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Wylder is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. ^[3]

The confluence of the Peene Becque and Yser rivers is located in Wylder.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	197	—
1975	210	+0.92%
1982	206	−0.27%
1990	213	+0.42%
1999	214	+0.05%
2007	318	+5.08%
2012	330	+0.74%
2017	291	−2.48%
Source: INSEE [4]

Heraldry

Arms of Wylder

The arms of Wylder are blazoned  : Argent, 5 hunting horns sable tied gules.

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