Bavinchove

Not to be confused with Bavikhove, a place in West Flanders.

Bavinchove Bavinkhove
Commune
Hall (Fr:mairie, nl:Wethuis)
Coat of arms
Location of Bavinchove
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Coordinates: 50°47′05″N 2°27′18″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Dunkerque
Canton	Wormhout
Intercommunality	CC Flandre Intérieure
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Serge Laconte[1]
Area ^1	8.31 km^2 (3.21 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	1,046
• Density	130/km^2 (330/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59054 /59670
Elevation	15–93 m (49–305 ft) (avg. 38 m or 125 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bavinchove (French pronunciation: [bavɛ̃kɔv]; from Dutch; Bavinkhove in modern Dutch spelling) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	745	—
1975	741	−0.08%
1982	747	+0.12%
1990	848	+1.60%
1999	955	+1.33%
2009	929	−0.28%
2014	947	+0.38%
2020	1,041	+1.59%
Source: INSEE[4]

Heraldry

Arms of Bavinchove

The arms of Bavinchove are blazoned : Barry Or and azure.

See also

• Communes of the Nord department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. INSEE commune file
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE