Hoymille

Hoymille Hooimille
Hoymille in the arrondissement of Dunkirk
Hoymille
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region Hoymille
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Dunkirk
Canton	Bergues
Intercommunality	Canton of Bergues
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Sylvie Desmarescaux
Area1	5.53 km2 (2.14 sq mi)
Population (1999)2	3,086
• Density	560/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	59319 / 59492
Elevation	1.25–12 m (4.1–39.4 ft) (avg. 2 m or 6.6 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.

Hoymille (from Flemish; Hooimille in modern Dutch spelling) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. As well, Hoymille is a village situated next to the cities of Bergues and Wormhout. The city hosts an annual carnival at the end February. The local church is St Gérard's.

Heraldry

The arms of Hoymille are blazoned : Or, a chief chequy azure and argent.

See also

• Communes of the Nord department

References

• INSEE commune file