Millam
Millam | ||
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Millam in the arrondissement of Dunkirk | ||
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Millam | ||
Location within Hauts-de-France region Millam | ||
Coordinates: 50°51′N 2°15′E / 50.85°N 2.25°ECoordinates: 50°51′N 2°15′E / 50.85°N 2.25°E | ||
Country | France | |
Region | Hauts-de-France | |
Department | Nord | |
Arrondissement | Dunkirk | |
Canton | Bourbourg | |
Intercommunality | Colme | |
Government | ||
• Mayor (2001–2008) | Jean-Marie Burie | |
Area1 | 12.44 km2 (4.80 sq mi) | |
Population (1999)2 | 648 | |
• Density | 52/km2 (130/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 59402 / 59143 | |
Elevation |
−0.5–54 m (−1.6–177.2 ft) (avg. 25 m or 82 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. |
Millam is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
A chapel dedicated to the Mercian Saint Mildrith (Mildred), Abbess of Minster-in-Thanet, who is said to have stayed there, exists in Millam, but is privately owned and not easily visited.
Heraldry
The arms of Millam are blazoned : Gules, on a chief argent 3 martlets of the first. |
See also
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Millam. |
- (French) Millam at the Institut Géographique National
- (French) Millam at the INSEE
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