Loon-Plage

Loon-Plage (French pronunciation: ​[lɔn plaʒ]; Dutch: Loon) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

For the ferry, see MS Loon-Plage.
Loon-Plage
Commune
A view within Loon-Plage
Coat of arms
Location of Loon-Plage
Loon-Plage
Loon-Plage
Coordinates: 50°59′41″N 2°13′14″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementDunkerque
CantonGrande-Synthe
IntercommunalityCommunauté urbaine de Dunkerque
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Éric Rommel[1]
Area
1
35.67 km2 (13.77 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[2]
6,139
 • Density170/km2 (450/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Loonois(es)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59359 /59279
Elevation0–25 m (0–82 ft)
(avg. 5 m or 16 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Politics

Presidential Elections 2nd Round
ElectionCandidateParty%
2017 Marine Le Pen FN 62.90
2012 François Hollande PS 53.59
2007 Nicolas Sarkozy UMP 52.44
2002 Jacques Chirac RPR 72.77

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Heraldry
Arms of Loon-Plage
 The arms of Loon-Plage are blazoned :

Argent billetty, a lion sable armed and langued gules. (Loon-Plage and Spycker use the same arms.)

See also

References
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2018". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2020.
  3. "Résultats élections Loon-Plage (59279) : élections régionales et départementales 2021".


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