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Country
  
France

Arrondissement
  
Dunkerque

Intercommunality
  
CC Hauts de Flandre

Area
  
27.41 km²

Population (2014)2
  
5,527

Region
  
Hauts-de-France

Canton
  
Wormhout

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Local time
  
Thursday 6:01 AM

Department
  
Nord

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Weather
  
7°C, Wind NW at 8 km/h, 90% Humidity

Wormhout (older version: Wormhoudt) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. A few people in Wormhout still speak Flemish, a local dialect of Dutch while French-speakers form a majority.

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Map of 59470 Wormhout, France

The town's name is of Germanic origin.

Neighbouring towns and villages :

  • Ledringhem to the south-west, separated by river Peene Becque
  • Esquelbecq

    • Sights

  • Old wind mill
  • Jeanne Devos museum

    • Education

    Wormhout has a number of school providing education structures for all of the pupils around the town : école du bocage, école Roger Salengro, école Saint-Joseph, collège du Houtland, école Jean Moulin, collège Notre-Dame, lycée de l'Yser.

    Twinnage

    Wormhout is twinned with the resort town of Llandudno, Conwy, Wales.

    References

    Wormhout Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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