Zuytpeene

Zuytpeene
Commune
The town hall in Zuytpeene
Coat of arms
Location of Zuytpeene
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Coordinates: 50°47′41″N2°25′39″E / 50.7947°N 2.4275°E / 50.7947; 2.4275
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Dunkerque
Canton	Wormhout
Intercommunality	CA Cœur de Flandre
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Christian Bellynck [1]
Area 1	11.8 km2 (4.6 sq mi)
Population  (2022) [2]	542
• Density	46/km2 (120/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Zuytpeenois, Zuytpeenoises
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59669 /59670
Elevation	18–62 m (59–203 ft) (avg. 27 m or 89 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

The small river Peene Becque flows through the village.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 813 —     1800 835 +0.38% 1806 897 +1.20% 1821 913 +0.12% 1831 918 +0.05% 1836 941 +0.50% 1841 932 −0.19% 1846 871 −1.34% 1851 867 −0.09% 1856 802 −1.55% 1861 803 +0.02% 1866 775 −0.71% 1872 784 +0.19% 1876 809 +0.79% 1881 822 +0.32% 1886 840 +0.43% 1891 814 −0.63% 1896 763 −1.29% 1901 744 −0.50%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1906 741 −0.08% 1911 754 +0.35% 1921 672 −1.14% 1926 664 −0.24% 1931 607 −1.78% 1936 596 −0.37% 1946 619 +0.38% 1954 501 −2.61% 1962 463 −0.98% 1968 477 +0.50% 1975 453 −0.73% 1982 438 −0.48% 1990 432 −0.17% 1999 469 +0.92% 2009 571 +1.99% 2014 529 −1.52% 2020 512 −0.54% 2021 527 +2.93%
Source: EHESS [4] and INSEE [5]

Heraldry

Arms of Zuytpeene

The arms of Zuytpeene are blazoned  : Azure, a fess between 17 billets Or, arranged 5 and 4 in chief and 4,3 and 1 in base.

See also

• Communes of the Nord department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
3. INSEE commune file
4. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Zuytpeene, EHESS (in French).
5. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE