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Steenvoorde (French pronunciation: ​[stɛ̃vɔʁd]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[2] Once part of the Seventeen Provinces of the Low Countries, Steenvoorde was the site of the beginning of the Beeldenstorm, or "Iconoclastic Fury." Today the city is known for its Géants du Nord, sculptures of giants that can be admired in summer festivals.[3]

Steenvoorde, church: église Saint Pierre
Steenvoorde, church: église Saint Pierre
Steenvoorde
Commune
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Steenvoorde
Steenvoorde
Steenvoorde
Coordinates: 50°48′40″N 2°34′53″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementDunkerque
CantonWormhout
IntercommunalityCC Flandre Intérieure
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Pierre Bataille
Area
1
29.82 km2 (11.51 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[1]
4,429
 • Density150/km2 (380/sq mi)
DemonymSteenvoordois
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59580 /59114
Elevation8–67 m (26–220 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.

Geography



Climate


Steenvoorde has a oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Steenvoorde is 11.2 °C (52.2 °F). The average annual rainfall is 727.8 mm (28.65 in) with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 18.5 °C (65.3 °F), and lowest in January, at around 4.5 °C (40.1 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Steenvoorde was 40.8 °C (105.4 °F) on 25 July 2019; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −13.4 °C (7.9 °F) on 4 February 2012.

Climate data for Steenvoorde (1991−2020 normals, extremes 2004−present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 15.3
(59.5)		 18.3
(64.9)		 24.1
(75.4)		 26.3
(79.3)		 31.8
(89.2)		 33.5
(92.3)		 40.8
(105.4)		 34.9
(94.8)		 33.3
(91.9)		 28.8
(83.8)		 19.9
(67.8)		 14.8
(58.6)		 40.8
(105.4)
Average high °C (°F) 6.8
(44.2)		 7.3
(45.1)		 10.5
(50.9)		 15.0
(59.0)		 17.8
(64.0)		 20.8
(69.4)		 23.5
(74.3)		 22.9
(73.2)		 20.4
(68.7)		 15.7
(60.3)		 10.6
(51.1)		 7.5
(45.5)		 14.9
(58.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) 4.5
(40.1)		 4.7
(40.5)		 7.0
(44.6)		 10.4
(50.7)		 13.3
(55.9)		 16.2
(61.2)		 18.5
(65.3)		 18.2
(64.8)		 16.0
(60.8)		 12.5
(54.5)		 8.1
(46.6)		 5.2
(41.4)		 11.2
(52.2)
Average low °C (°F) 2.2
(36.0)		 2.0
(35.6)		 3.5
(38.3)		 5.7
(42.3)		 8.8
(47.8)		 11.6
(52.9)		 13.5
(56.3)		 13.5
(56.3)		 11.6
(52.9)		 9.2
(48.6)		 5.5
(41.9)		 2.9
(37.2)		 7.5
(45.5)
Record low °C (°F) −10.9
(12.4)		 −13.4
(7.9)		 −6.8
(19.8)		 −2.6
(27.3)		 1.0
(33.8)		 4.9
(40.8)		 7.4
(45.3)		 7.8
(46.0)		 3.2
(37.8)		 −0.1
(31.8)		 −4.4
(24.1)		 −9.6
(14.7)		 −13.4
(7.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 51.0
(2.01)		 54.0
(2.13)		 49.0
(1.93)		 32.6
(1.28)		 51.0
(2.01)		 52.5
(2.07)		 67.8
(2.67)		 81.6
(3.21)		 55.0
(2.17)		 70.0
(2.76)		 86.5
(3.41)		 76.8
(3.02)		 727.8
(28.65)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 11.1 10.5 9.5 7.2 9.3 7.7 9.4 10.7 8.0 10.9 13.6 13.1 120.9
Source: Météo-France[4]

Heraldry


Arms of Steenvoorde
Arms of Steenvoorde
 The arms of Steenvoorde are blazoned :
Barry Or and azure, in chief in fess 3 annulets impaled with Quarterly 2&4: Or, 3 ?pallets couped? sable within a bordure engrailed azure; 2&3: Barry argent and azure, a lion sable.




See also



References


  1. "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
  2. INSEE commune file
  3. https://www.panoviews.net/STEENVOORDE/ville/ .Panoviews, le 1er annuaire de visite virtuelle à 360°
  4. "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1991-2020 et records" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved September 7, 2022.


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[de] Steenvoorde

Steenvoorde, westflämisch Stêenvôorde, ist eine französische Gemeinde mit 4429 Einwohnern (Stand 1. Januar 2019) im Département Nord in der Region Hauts-de-France. Sie gehört zum Arrondissement Dunkerque und zum Gemeindeverband Flandre Intérieure. In Steenvoorde wird auch Westflämisch gesprochen.
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[es] Steenvoorde

Steenvoorde es una comuna del Flandes francés, situada entre Lille y Dunkerque. Administrativamente pertenece al arrondissement de Dunkerque, en el departamento de Norte (Región de Alta Francia).

[ru] Стенворд

Стенво́рд (фр. Steenvoorde) — коммуна во Франции, регион О-де-Франс, департамент Нор, округ Дюнкерк, кантон Ворму. Расположена в 43 км от Лилля и 32 км от Дюнкерка, на границе с Бельгией. Через территорию коммуны проходит автомагистраль А25.


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