Broxeele

Broxeele
Broxeele
Commune
	The town hall in Broxeele
	Coat of arms
	Location of Broxeele
	Broxeele Broxeele
	Coordinates: 50°49′51″N 2°19′20″E / 50.8308°N 2.3222°E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Dunkerque
Canton	Wormhout
Intercommunality	Hauts de Flandre
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Vincent Pauwels
Area 1	3.77 km2 (1.46 sq mi)
Population (2023)	425
• Density	113/km2 (292/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59111 /59470
Elevation	23–30 m (75–98 ft) ; (avg. 26 m or 85 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Broxeele (French pronunciation: [bʁɔksɛl]; Dutch: Broksele) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.^[3]

It is 20 km (12 mi) south of Dunkirk and also 20 km (12 mi) west of the Belgian border.

Name

The name is derived from the Dutch Broec sele (modern name: Broksele), which means "house (with one room) in the marsh" (in 1072: Brocsela). The name Brussels has exactly the same etymology.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	209	—
1975	190	−1.35%
1982	211	+1.51%
1990	270	+3.13%
1999	269	−0.04%
2007	305	+1.58%
2012	304	−0.07%
2017	403	+5.80%
2023	425	+0.89%
Source: INSEE^[4]

International relations

Broxeele and Brussels are sister cities and the city of Brussels has given a replica of Manneken Pis to Broxeele.

Heraldry

Arms of Broxeele	The arms of Broxeele are blazoned : Gules, a lion argent armed and langued Or. (Broxeele and Rubrouck use the same arms.)

References

↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
↑ INSEE commune file
↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE

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[1] "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.

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

[3] INSEE commune file

[pophist-4] Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE

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