Millam

Millam
Commune
Millam in the arrondissement of Dunkirk
Coat of arms
Location of Millam
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Coordinates: 50°51′N 2°15′E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Dunkirk
Canton	Wormhout
Intercommunality	Hauts de Flandre
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Marie-Andrée Beckaert[1]
Area ^1	12.44 km^2 (4.80 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	848
• Density	68/km^2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59402 /59143
Elevation	−0.5–54 m (−1.6–177.2 ft) (avg. 25 m or 82 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Millam (French pronunciation: [milam]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]

A chapel dedicated to the Mercian Saint Mildrith (Mildred), Abbess of Minster-in-Thanet, who is said to have stayed there, exists in Millam, but is privately owned and not easily visited.

Heraldry

Arms of Millam

The arms of Millam are blazoned : Gules, on a chief argent 3 martlets of the first.

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). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. INSEE commune file