Saint-Jans-Cappel

Saint-Jans-Cappel (French pronunciation: ​[sɛ̃.ʒɑ̃.kapɛl]; Dutch: Sint-Jans Kapel) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

Saint-Jans-Cappel
Commune
A general view of Saint-Jans-Cappel
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Jans-Cappel
Saint-Jans-Cappel Saint-Jans-Cappel
Coordinates: 50°45′50″N 2°43′21″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Dunkerque
Canton	Bailleul
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes de Flandre Intérieure
Government
• Mayor (2014-2020)	César Storet
Area ^1	7.96 km^2 (3.07 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	1,722
• Density	220/km^2 (560/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59535 /59270
Elevation	26–152 m (85–499 ft) (avg. 30 m or 98 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Politics

Presidential Elections 2nd Round

Election		Winning Candidate	Party	%
	2017	Emmanuel Macron	En Marche!	62.12
	2012	Nicolas Sarkozy	UMP	59.10
	2007	Nicolas Sarkozy	UMP	59.66
	2002	Jacques Chirac	RPR	84.89

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Heraldry

Arms of Saint-Jans-Cappel

The arms of Saint-Jans-Cappel are blazoned : Or a cross vair, the points abutting in the center of the cross, a canton in chief dexter with an Agnus Dei regardant with a flag adorned with a black cross

See also

• Communes of the Nord department
• French Flanders

References

• INSEE commune file

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
2. http://www.lemonde.fr/data/france/presidentielle-2017//