Extent of the Flemish language area in France around 1970


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A. Vanneste ("Taaltoestand in Frans-Vlaanderen 1, Een recent onderzoek" Ons Erfdeel vol. 15 nr. 3, pp. 57-69) made a study in the early seventies about the survival of Flemish in Northern France in the early seventies. He came to surprisingly high figures, considering that so little is "visibly left" in the year 2000.


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Map of the Northern part of the French department of the "Nord"
Hatched areas respectively: French only, French-dominant-bilingual, Flemish-dominant-bilingual (op.cit. p. 68)


Map of the municipalities


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Legend

number on the map
French name of the municipality
Flemish name of the municipality
Population (1968)
1
Armbouts-Cappel
Armbouts-Kappel
1048
2
Arnèke
Arneke
1256
3
Bailleul
Belle
13328
4
Bambecque
Bambeke
642
5
Bavinckhove
Bavinkhove
745
6
Bergues
Sint-Winoksbergen
4858
7
Berthen
Berten
426
8
Bierne
Bieren
676
9
Bissezeele
Bissezele
199
10
Blaringhem
Blaringem
1412
11
Boeschèpe
Boeschepe
2015
12
Boëseghem
Boezegem
666
13
Bollezeele
Bollezele
1389
14
Borre
Borre
455
15
Bourbourg
Broekburg
6136
16
Bray-Dunes
Bray-Duinen
3673
17
Brouckerque
Broekkerke
665
18
Broxeele
Broksele
209
19
Buyscheure
Buischure
407
20
Caestre
Kaster
1164
21
Cappelle-la-Grande
Kapelle
5722
22
Cappelle-Brouck
Kapelle-Broek
943
23
Cassel
Kassel
2702
24
Clairmarais (P.-de-C)
Klommeres, Kleremeers
397
25
Coudekerque-Branche
Nieuw-Koudekerke
23252
26
Coudekerque-Village
Koudekerke
580
27
Craywick
Kraaiwijk
338
28
Crochte
Krochte
398
29
Drincham
Drinkam
185
30
Dunkerque
Duinkerke
28082
31
Ebblinghem
Ebblingem
420
32
Eecke
Eke
790
33
Esquelbecq
Ekelsbeke
1565
34
Eringhem
Eringem
401
35
Estaires
Stegers
5145
36
Flêtre
Vleteren
660
37
Mardyck
Mardijk
331
38
Ghyvelde
Gijvelde
2032
39
Godewaersvelde
Godewaarsvelde
1798
40
Grande-Synthe
Groot-Sinten
12561
41
Gravelines
Grevelingen
8249
42
Hardifort
Hardifort
345
43
Haverskercque
Haverskerke
1165
44
Hazebrouck
Hazebroek
20070
45
Herzeele
Herzele
1171
46
Holque
Holke
558
47
Hondeghem
Hondegem
675
48
Hondschoote
Hondschote
2833
49
Houtkerque
Houtkerke
768
50
Hoymille
Hooimille
545
51
Killem
Killem
823
52
La Gorgue
De Gorge
4150
53
Lederzeele
Lederzele
582
54
Le Doulieu
Zoeterstede
727
55
Ledringhem
Ledringem
418
56
Leffrinkhoucke
Leffrinkhoeke
3292
57
Looberghe
Loberge
935
58
Loon-Plage
Loon
4370
59
Lynde
Linde
442
60
Lyzel (P.-de-C.)
Liezele
N.A.
61
Malo-les-Bains
Malo-aan-Zee
15223
62
Merckeghem
Merkegem
560
63
Merris
Merris
718
64
Merville
Mergem
8663
65
Meteren
Meteren
1655
66
Millam
Millam
604
67
Les Moëres
De Moeren
642
68
Morbecque
Moerbeke
2244
69
Neuf-Berquin
Nieuw-Berkijn
840
70
Nieppe
Nieppe
5341
71
Nieurlet
Nieuwerleet
833
72
Noordpeene
Noordpene
748
73
Ochtezeele
Ochtezele
291
74
Oost-Cappel
Oost-Kappel
342
75
Oudezeele
Oudezele
510
76
Oxelaëre
Okselare
571
77
Petite-Synthe
Klein-Sinten
12044
78
Pitgam
Pitgam
978
79
Pradelles
Pradeels
144
80
Quaëdypre
Kwaadieper
888
81
Renescure
Ruischeure
1928
82
Rexpoëde
Rekspoede
1154
83
Rosendaël
Rozendaal
19591
84
Rubrouck
Rubroek
724
85
Saint-Georges-sur-l'Aa
Sint-Joris-aan-de-Aa
251
86
Saint-Jans-Cappel
Sint-Jans-Kappel
1126
87
Saint-Momelin
Oudmunster
319
88
Saint-Pol-sur-Mer
Sint-Pols
19123
89
Saint-Pierre-Brouck
Sint-Pietersbroek
729
90
Saint-Sylvestre-Cappel
Sint-Sylvester-Kappel
724
91
Sainte-Marie-Cappel
Sint-Marie-Kappel
356
92
Sercus
Zerkel
302
93
Sockx
Soks
710
94
Spycker
Spijker
679
95
Staple
Stapel
624
96
Steenbecque
Steenbeke
1497
97
Steene
Stene
815
98
Steenvoorde
Steenvoorde
3761
99
Steenwerck
Steenwerk
3127
100
Strazeele
Strazele
521
101
Terdeghem
Terdegem
402
102
Teteghem
Tetegem
1801
103
Thiennes
Tienen
856
104
Uxem
Uksem
339
105
Vieux-Berquin
Oud-Berkijn
1864
106
Volckerinckhove
Volkerinkhove
531
107
Wallon-Cappel
Waals-Kappel
452
108
Warhem
Warrem
1321
109
Watten
Waten
3005
110
Wemaers-Cappel
Wemaars-Kappel
255
111
West-Cappel
West-Kappel
453
112
Winnezeele
Winnezele
1033
113
Wormhoudt
Wormhou(d)t
3004
114
Wulverdinghe
Wulverdinge
232
115
Wylder
Wilder
197
116
Zeggers-Cappel
Zegers-Kappel
1202
117
Zermezeele
Zermezele
196
118
Zuydcoote
Zuidkote
1389
119
Zuytpeene
Zuidpene
477


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