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Esquelbecq (French pronunciation: [ɛskɛlbɛk]; from West Flemish: Ekelsbeke) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[2]

Esquelbecq
Ekelsbeke
Commune
St Folcwin church in Esquelbecq
Location of Esquelbecq
Esquelbecq
Esquelbecq
Coordinates: 50°53′11″N 2°25′55″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementDunkirk
CantonWormhout
IntercommunalityCC Hauts de Flandre
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Didier Roussel
Area
1
12.7 km2 (4.9 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[1]
2,116
  Density170/km2 (430/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59210 /59470
Elevation11–29 m (36–95 ft)
(avg. 21 m or 69 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Its southern limit with Ledringhem is chemin de Rubrouck.


Heraldry


Arms of Esquelbecq
Arms of Esquelbecq
The arms of Esquelbecq are blazoned :
Or, a chevron azure between 3 mullets of 5 gules.
motto: vaincre ou mourir (win or die)

History


In 1436, Wautier de Ghistelles was seigneur d'Ekelsbeke et de Ledringhem (Lord of Esquelbecq and Ledringhem) and governor of La Madeleine hospital in Bierne.[3]

The Wormhoudt massacre was perpetrated near Esquelbecq on 80 British and French prisoners of war by Waffen-SS members at the time of the Dunkirk evacuation in 1940.


Church and organ


The church on the village square is dedicated to Folcwin, who died at Esquelbecq in 855 CE.[4] It is a hall church of the hallekerk type characteristic of the region, with three naves of equal length, width, and height. The interior and roof were destroyed by a fire in 1976, but the external appearance is still substantially as it was in 1610, with an attractive lozenge pattern in the brickwork.[5]

The present church organ, by Marc Garnier (who also built an organ for the Elgar Concert Hall at the University of Birmingham), was built after the fire. It is modelled on the designs prevalent in Flanders in the 17th century and is "mesotonic" – tuned so that pieces from that era can be played in meantone temperament.[6]


Transportation


Esquelbecq train station
Esquelbecq train station

Esquelbecq is served by a railway station.


See also



References


  1. "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
  2. INSEE commune file
  3. Bierne history Archived 2010-02-10 at the Wayback Machine (French)
  4. "Folcwin, St. - Dictionary definition of Folcwin, St. - Encyclopedia.com: Free online dictionary". The Gale Group Inc.; Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  5. http://www.cote-dopale.com/tourisme/eglise-d-esquelbecq/ Côte d'Opale tourisme - Eglise d'Esquelbecq; Retrieved 14 July 2018
  6. http://www.cote-dopale.com/tourisme/eglise-d-esquelbecq/ Côte d'Opale tourisme - Eglise d'Esquelbecq; Retrieved 14 July 2018



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