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Socx

Coordinates: 50°56′10″N 2°25′32″E / 50.9361°N 2.4256°E / 50.9361; 2.4256
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Socx
Soks
The church in Socx
The church in Socx
Coat of arms of Socx
Location of Socx
Map
Socx is located in France
Socx
Socx
Socx is located in Hauts-de-France
Socx
Socx
Coordinates: 50°56′10″N 2°25′32″E / 50.9361°N 2.4256°E / 50.9361; 2.4256
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementDunkerque
CantonWormhout
IntercommunalityCC Hauts de Flandre
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Alexandre Rommelaere[1]
Area
1
8 km2 (3 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
890
 • Density110/km2 (290/sq mi)
DemonymSocxois (es)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59570 /59380
Elevation0–31 m (0–102 ft)
(avg. 13 m or 43 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Socx (French pronunciation: [sɔks]; from Flemish; Soks in modern Dutch spelling) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3] The population in 2019 was 923.[4]

Geography

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Socx is around 10 km (6.2 mi) south of Dunkirk. Its area is 8 km2 (3.1 sq mi).

Heraldry

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Arms of Socx
Arms of Socx
The arms of Socx are blazoned :

Argent, a lion sable armed and langued within a bordure gules. (Quaëdypre and Socx use the same arms.)



Governance and politics

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The current mayor is Alexandre Rommelaere, elected in 2020.[1] Previous mayors were Christian Ley (term of office: 2008–2020) and Charles Vandaele (2001–2008).

Twin towns

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Socx was twinned with Caton, Lancashire, United Kingdom on 12 April 2008.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 1 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Populations légales 2019: 59 Nord, INSEE
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