Zegerscappel

Zegerscappel Zegerskappel
Commune
The church in Zegerscappel
Coat of arms
Location of Zegerscappel
Zegerscappel Location within France Zegerscappel Location within Hauts-de-France
Coordinates: 50°53′16″N 2°23′02″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Dunkerque
Canton	Wormhout
Intercommunality	Hauts de Flandre
Government
• Mayor (2024–2026)	Franck Spicht
Area 1	17.4 km2 (6.7 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	1,562
• Density	89.8/km2 (233/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Zegerscappelois, Zegerscappeloises
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59666 /59470
Elevation	7–40 m (23–131 ft) (avg. 30 m or 98 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Zegerscappel (French pronunciation: [zeɡɛʁskapɛl]; from Dutch; Zegerskappel in modern Dutch spelling) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

It is 15 km (9 mi) south of Dunkerque.

Heraldry

Arms of Zegerscappel

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1793	1,650	—
1800	1,707	+0.49%
1806	1,769	+0.60%
1821	1,823	+0.20%
1831	1,775	−0.27%
1836	1,805	+0.34%
1841	1,875	+0.76%
1846	1,746	−1.42%
1851	1,709	−0.43%
1856	1,702	−0.08%
1861	1,739	+0.43%
1866	1,768	+0.33%
1872	1,762	−0.06%
1876	1,771	+0.13%
1881	1,699	−0.83%
1886	1,608	−1.09%
1891	1,568	−0.50%
1896	1,545	−0.30%
1901	1,535	−0.13%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1906	1,611	+0.97%
1911	1,497	−1.46%
1921	1,400	−0.67%
1926	1,367	−0.48%
1931	1,341	−0.38%
1936	1,306	−0.53%
1946	1,344	+0.29%
1954	1,242	−0.98%
1962	1,193	−0.50%
1968	1,202	+0.13%
1975	1,208	+0.07%
1982	1,179	−0.35%
1990	1,252	+0.75%
1999	1,200	−0.47%
2007	1,493	+2.77%
2012	1,513	+0.27%
2017	1,529	+0.21%
2023	1,562	+0.36%

Source: EHESS (1793-1999) and INSEE

See also

• Communes of the Nord department