Uxem
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Uxem Uksem |
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![]() Saint-Amand Church in Uxem
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Country | France |
Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy |
Department | Nord |
Arrondissement | Dunkerque |
Canton | Dunkerque-Est |
Intercommunality | Flandre |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2014) | André-Pierre Becquet |
Area1 | 8.27 km2 (3.19 sq mi) |
Population (1999)2 | 1,076 |
• Density | 130/km2 (340/sq mi) |
INSEE/Postal code | 59605 / 59229 |
Elevation | −2–3 m (−6.6–9.8 ft) (avg. 0 m or 0 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. |
Uxem (from Flemish; Uksem in modern Dutch spelling) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
It is 8 km (5.0 mi) east of Dunkirk.
Heraldry
The arms of Uxem are blazoned : Gules, 3 leopards Or impaled with Checky argent and azure, a canton ermine. |
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