Craywick

Craywick

Coat of arms

Craywick in the arrondissement of Dunkirk
Coordinates: 50°58′16″N 2°14′13″E / 50.971°N 2.237°E / 50.971; 2.237Coordinates: 50°58′16″N 2°14′13″E / 50.971°N 2.237°E / 50.971; 2.237
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Nord
Arrondissement Dunkirk
Canton Gravelines
Intercommunality Dunkerque grand littoral
Government
  Mayor (20012008) André Hennebert
Area1 7.73 km2 (2.98 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 464
  Density 60/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 59159 / 59279
Elevation 0–8 m (0–26 ft)
(avg. 2 m or 6.6 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.

Craywick is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

Heraldry

The arms of Craywick are blazoned :

Gules, an escarbuncle pommy and fleury Or, the middle branch ending in a crozier Or, all within a bordure compony argent and sable. (Craywick and Saint-Momelin use the same arms.)

One of the very few places in France with an English name.

Craywick church

See also

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Craywick.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/14/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.