Oost-Cappel

Oost-Cappel is a commune in the Nord department in northern France on the Belgian border.^[3]

Oost-Cappel, church: l'église Saint Nicolas

Oost-Cappel
Commune
Oost Cappel, townhall
Coat of arms
Location of Oost-Cappel
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Coordinates: 50°55′31″N 2°35′54″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Dunkerque
Canton	Wormhout
Intercommunality	CC Hauts de Flandre
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Stéphanie Porreye[1]
Area 1	3.99 km2 (1.54 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	472
• Density	120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Demonym	Oostcapellois (es)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59448 /59122
Elevation	8–17 m (26–56 ft) (avg. 18 m or 59 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Heraldry

Arms of Oost-Cappel

The arms of Oost-Cappel are blazoned : Quarterly 1&4: Quarterly Or and sable; 2&3: Bendy argent and azure, a bordure gules; overall an inescutcheon gules, 3 bends vair and a chief Or.

See also

• Communes of the Nord department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. INSEE commune file