Les Moëres (French pronunciation: [le mɔɛʁ], historically [le mwaʁ]; West Flemish: De Moern) is a former commune in the Nord department in northern France.[2] On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the commune Ghyvelde.[3]

Les Moëres
Part of Ghyvelde
Location of Les Moëres
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Les Moëres is located in France
Les Moëres
Les Moëres
Les Moëres is located in Hauts-de-France
Les Moëres
Les Moëres
Coordinates: 51°01′01″N 2°33′00″E / 51.017°N 2.550°E / 51.017; 2.550
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementDunkerque
CantonDunkerque-2
CommuneGhyvelde
Area
1
19.46 km2 (7.51 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
872
 • Density45/km2 (120/sq mi)
DemonymMorins
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
59122
Elevation−4–2 m (−13.1–6.6 ft)
(avg. 1 m or 3.3 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Heraldry

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Arms of Les Moëres
The arms of Les Moëres are blazoned :
Argent, a garb of wheat sable tied argent, within a wreath of wheat sable, tied argent.



Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
2006724—    
2011862+3.55%
2021872+0.12%
Source: INSEE[4][1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Populations légales 2021" [Legal populations 2021] (PDF) (in French). INSEE. December 2023.
  2. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Les Moëres, EHESS (in French).
  3. ^ Arrêté préfectoral 30 November 2015 (in French)
  4. ^ Populations légales 2011, INSEE