Socx
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Socx Soks |
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Country | France |
Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy |
Department | Nord |
Arrondissement | Dunkerque |
Canton | Bergues |
Intercommunality | canton de Bergues |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Christian Ley |
Area1 | 8 km2 (3 sq mi) |
Population (1999)2 | 980 |
• Density | 120/km2 (320/sq mi) |
INSEE/Postal code | 59570 / 59380 |
Elevation | 0–31 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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
Socx (from Flemish; Soks in modern Dutch spelling) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
The population in 1999 was 980.
Geography
Socx is around 10 km (6.2 mi) south of Dunkirk. Its area is 8 km2 (3.1 sq mi).
Heraldry
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
The current mayor is Christian Ley (term of office: 2008-2014). The mayor up to March 2008 was Charles Vandaele.
Twin towns
Socx was twinned with Caton, Lancashire, United Kingdom on 12 April 2008.
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