Nieppe
Nieppe
Niepkerke | |
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The town hall in Nieppe | |
Location of Nieppe | |
| Coordinates: 50°42′14″N 2°50′23″E / 50.7039°N 2.8397°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Dunkerque |
| Canton | Bailleul |
| Intercommunality | CA Cœur de Flandre |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023–2026) | Marie Sandra |
Area 1 | 17.3 km2 (6.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 7,685 |
| • Density | 440/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Nieppois(es) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59431 /59850 |
| Elevation | 12–21 m (39–69 ft) (avg. 16 m or 52 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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Nieppe (French pronunciation: [njɛp]; Dutch: Niepkerke) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is in the Lys Plain and a portion of it is in the Lys Valley (Leiedal in Dutch).