Socx

Socx

Soks
Socx Soks
Commune
	The church in Socx
	Coat of arms
	Location of Socx
	Socx Socx
	Coordinates: 50°56′10″N 2°25′32″E / 50.9361°N 2.4256°E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Dunkerque
Canton	Wormhout
Intercommunality	CC Hauts de Flandre
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Alexandre Rommelaere
Area 1	8 km2 (3.1 sq mi)
Population (2023)	869
• Density	110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Demonym	Socxois (es)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59570 /59380
Elevation	0–31 m (0–102 ft) ; (avg. 13 m or 43 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Socx (French pronunciation: [sɔks]; from Flemish; Soks in modern Dutch spelling) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.^[3] The population in 2019 was 923.^[4]

Geography

Socx is around 10 km (6.2 mi) south of Dunkirk. Its area is 8 km² (3.1 sq mi).

Heraldry

Arms of Socx	The arms of Socx are blazoned : Argent, a lion sable armed and langued within a bordure gules. (Quaëdypre and Socx use the same arms.)

Governance and politics

The current mayor is Alexandre Rommelaere, elected in 2020.^[1] Previous mayors were Christian Ley (term of office: 2008–2020) and Charles Vandaele (2001–2008).

Twin towns

Socx was twinned with Caton, Lancashire, United Kingdom on 12 April 2008.

References

1 2 "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 1 February 2022.
↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
↑ INSEE commune file
↑ Populations légales 2019: 59 Nord, INSEE

External links

Official website

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[mayor-1] 1 2 "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 1 February 2022.

[2] "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.

[3] INSEE commune file

[4] Populations légales 2019: 59 Nord, INSEE

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