Arnèke

Arnèke
Saint Martin
Coat of arms
Arnèke
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Arnèke
Coordinates: 50°49′53″N 2°24′43″E
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Dunkerque
Canton	Cassel
Intercommunality	Pays de Cassel
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Francis Ampen
Area1	13.41 km2 (5.18 sq mi)
Population (2009)2	1,590
• Density	120/km2 (310/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	59018 / 59285
Elevation	14–50 m (46–164 ft) (avg. 25 m or 82 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Arnèke is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

Geography

Arnèke is situated on the D55 (route de Wormhout). The small river Peene Becque is flowing through the village. The village eastern limit with Ledringhem is voie romaine (D52) and southern limit is Peene Becque.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1793	1,372	—
1800	1,255	−8.5%
1806	1,308	+4.2%
1821	1,447	+10.6%
1831	1,493	+3.2%
1836	1,498	+0.3%
1841	1,498	+0.0%
1846	1,479	−1.3%
1851	1,428	−3.4%
1856	1,403	−1.8%
1861	1,425	+1.6%
1866	1,472	+3.3%
1872	1,478	+0.4%
1876	1,494	+1.1%
1881	1,488	−0.4%
1886	1,480	−0.5%
1891	1,494	+0.9%
1896	1,492	−0.1%
1901	1,467	−1.7%
1906	1,458	−0.6%
1911	1,460	+0.1%
1921	1,446	−1.0%
1926	1,366	−5.5%
1931	1,251	−8.4%
1936	1,256	+0.4%
1946	1,274	+1.4%
1954	1,315	+3.2%
1962	1,316	+0.1%
1968	1,256	−4.6%
1975	1,390	+10.7%
1982	1,474	+6.0%
1990	1,568	+6.4%
1999	1,549	−1.2%
2006	1,562	+0.8%
2009	1,590	+1.8%

Heraldry

The arms of Arnèke are blazoned : Sable, on a cross argent, 5 ermine spots sable.

Transportation

A train station is serving the village.

See also

• Communes of the Nord department

References

• INSEE commune file