Renescure (French pronunciation: [ʁənɛskyʁ]; Dutch: Ruisscheure) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]
Renescure | |
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 The town hall in Renescure | |
_Nord-France.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Renescure  | |
  Renescure  Renescure | |
| Coordinates: 50°43′38″N 2°22′10″E / 50.7272°N 2.3694°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Dunkerque |
| Canton | Hazebrouck |
| Intercommunality | CC Flandre Intérieure |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Frédéric Jude[1] |
| Area 1 | 18.93 km2 (7.31 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 2,128 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Renescurois (es) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59497 /59173 |
| Elevation | 17–74 m (56–243 ft) (avg. 30 m or 98 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Philippe de Commines (1447–1511) was a writer and diplomat in the courts of Burgundy and France.[4] He was born in Renescure which was then in the county of Flanders.
It is the village where Bonduelle S.A. opened its first cannery.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,928 | — |
| 1975 | 2,071 | +1.03% |
| 1982 | 2,115 | +0.30% |
| 1990 | 2,221 | +0.61% |
| 1999 | 2,086 | −0.69% |
| 2007 | 2,031 | −0.33% |
| 2012 | 2,085 | +0.53% |
| 2017 | 2,080 | −0.05% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
Heraldry
| | The arms of Renescure are blazoned : Quarterly 1&4: Argent, an anchor sable; 2&3: Or, in saltire 5 trefois vert. |
See also
References
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