Socx

Socx Soks
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Socx
Socx Socx
Coordinates: 50°56′10″N 2°25′32″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Dunkerque
Canton	Wormhout
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes des Hauts de Flandre
Government
• Mayor (2014-2020)	Christian Ley
Area 1	8 km2 (3 sq mi)
Population (2015)2	933
• Density	120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Socx (from Flemish; Soks in modern Dutch spelling) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

The population in 1999 was 980.

Geography

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

Heraldry

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 Christian Ley (term of office: 2008-2014). The mayor up to March 2008 was Charles Vandaele.

Presidential Elections 2nd Round

Election		Winning Candidate	Party	%
	2017	Emmanuel Macron	En Marche!	66.84
	2012	Nicolas Sarkozy	UMP	66.86
	2007	Nicolas Sarkozy	UMP	68.47
	2002	Jacques Chirac	RPR	82.38

Twin towns

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

See also

• Communes of the Nord department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Official website