Leffrenkuk ( French: Leffrinckoucke , Netherlands. Leffrinkhoeke ) - a commune in France , the region of Haute -de-France , department Nor , district Dunkirk , canton of Dunkirk-2 . A suburb of Dunkirk , 5 km from the city center on the North Sea coast . Through the territory of the commune passes the motorway A16 "European".
| City | |||
| Leffrenkuk | |||
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| Leffrinckoucke | |||
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| A country |  France | ||
| Region | Aux de france | ||
| The Department | Nor | ||
| Canton | Dunkirk-2 | ||
| The mayor | Bernard Webecker ( H ) 2014-2020) | ||
| History and Geography | |||
| Square | 7.28 km² | ||
| Timezone | UTC + 1 , in summer UTC + 2 | ||
| Population | |||
| Population | 4 306 people ( 2014 ) | ||
| Density | 591 people / km² | ||
| Official language | French | ||
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| Postcode | |||
| INSEE Code | 59340 | ||
| leffrinckoucke.reseaudescommunes.fr (fr.) | |||
Population ( 2014 ) - 4 306 people.
History
The events of two major battles unfolded on the territory of the Leffrenkuk commune - the Battle of the Dunes in 1658 and the Battle of Dunkirk (Operation Dynamo) in May-June 1940.
After the war of 1870, Leffrenkuk was part of the "security belt" erected on the territory of border communes. From this time, the barracks were preserved, in which soldiers were previously housed, and now volunteers from youth organizations are conducting training camps.
Economics
Employment structure:
- agriculture - 2.3%
- industry - 54.9%
- construction - 1.5%
- trade, transport and services - 17.3%
- state and municipal services - 24.0%
The unemployment rate ( 2013 ) is 13.7% (France as a whole - 12.8%, the Nor department - 17.2%).
The average annual income per person, Euro ( 2013 ) - 20 832 (France as a whole - 25 140, Department of Nor - 18 575).
Demographics
Population dynamics, people
Administration
Since 2001, Leffrenkuk’s administration has been led by a member of the Europe Ecology Green party, Bernard Weisbecker. In the 2014 elections, the left list headed by him won, gaining 45.17% of the vote in the 2nd round and ahead of the list of rightists and the list of socialists.
Twin Cities
- Wegorzewo , Poland
See also
- Commons of Nor Department