Warhem (French pronunciation: [waʁɛm]; from Flemish; Warrem in modern Dutch spelling) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France, near the border with Belgium.[3]
Warhem
Warrem | |
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Commune | |
The town hall in Warhem | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Warhem ![]() | |
Warhem Warhem | |
| Coordinates: 50°58′35″N 2°29′38″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Dunkerque |
| Canton | Wormhout |
| Intercommunality | Hauts de Flandre |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Pierre Bouttemy[1] |
| Area 1 | 27.84 km2 (10.75 sq mi) |
| Population | 1,996 |
| • Density | 72/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Warhemois (es) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59641 /59380 |
| Elevation | 0–26 m (0–85 ft) (avg. 15 m or 49 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| The arms of Warhem are blazoned : Chequy argent and sable.
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| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 1,321 | — |
| 1975 | 1,363 | +0.45% |
| 1982 | 1,667 | +2.92% |
| 1990 | 1,916 | +1.76% |
| 1999 | 1,831 | −0.50% |
| 2007 | 2,029 | +1.29% |
| 2012 | 2,071 | +0.41% |
| 2017 | 2,032 | −0.38% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
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