Wormhout

Wormhout

Wormhout

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Wormhout (French pronunciation: [wɔʁmut]; before 1975: Wormhoudt; West Flemish: Wormout) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3] Several people in Wormhout still speak West Flemish, a local dialect of Dutch and the traditional language of the region, while French-speakers form a majority, due to centuries of French political and cultural influence.

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The town's name is of Germanic origin, meaning "Wormwood."[4]

Neighbouring towns and villages :

Wormhout town Hall

Population

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Heraldry

Arms of Wormhout
 The arms of Wormhout are blazoned :

Or, a lion sable armed and langued gules. ('Flanders' and the communes of Thourotte, Crépy-en-Valois, Bollezeele, Feignies, Flines-lez-Raches and Wormhout use the same arms.)



Sights

Wormhout wind mill
Civilian and two World War I graves at Wormhoudt Communal Cemetery

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.

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 30 November 2023.
  2. [2]
    "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. [3]
    INSEE commune file
  4. [4]
    Wormhout Tourist Office. See "Origine et histoire" under "Renseignements".
  5. [5]
    Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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