Loon-Plage

For the ferry, see MS Loon-Plage.
Loon-Plage

Coat of arms
Loon-Plage

Coordinates: 50°59′41″N 2°13′14″E / 50.9947°N 2.2206°E / 50.9947; 2.2206Coordinates: 50°59′41″N 2°13′14″E / 50.9947°N 2.2206°E / 50.9947; 2.2206
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Nord
Arrondissement Dunkerque
Canton Gravelines
Intercommunality Dunkerque grand littoral
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Eric Rommel
Area1 35.67 km2 (13.77 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 6,510
  Density 180/km2 (470/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 59359 / 59279
Elevation 0–25 m (0–82 ft)
(avg. 5 m or 16 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.

Loon-Plage is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

Heraldry

The arms of Loon-Plage are blazoned :

Argent billetty, a lion sable armed and langued gules. (Loon-Plage and Spycker use the same arms.)

See also

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