Uxem

Uxem (French pronunciation: [yksɛm]; from Flemish; Uksem in modern Dutch spelling) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

Uxem
Uksem
Saint-Amand Church in Uxem
Location of Uxem
Uxem
Uxem
Coordinates: 51°01′20″N 2°29′02″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementDunkerque
CantonCoudekerque-Branche
IntercommunalityCommunauté de communes des Hauts de Flandre
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Pierre Defrance
Area
1
8.27 km2 (3.19 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[1]
1,443
  Density170/km2 (450/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Uxemois (es)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59605 /59229
Elevation−2–3 m (−6.6–9.8 ft)
(avg. 0 m or 0 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It is 8 km (5.0 mi) east of Dunkirk.

Heraldry

Arms of Uxem
The arms of Uxem are blazoned :
Gules, 3 leopards Or impaled with Checky argent and azure, a canton ermine.



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