Coudekerque-Branche

Coudekerque-Branche
Nieuw-Koudekerke
Coudekerque-Branche; Nieuw-Koudekerke
Commune
	Coat of arms
	Location of Coudekerque-Branche; Nieuw-Koudekerke
	Coudekerque-Branche; Nieuw-Koudekerke Coudekerque-Branche; Nieuw-Koudekerke
	Coordinates: 51°01′31″N 2°23′30″E / 51.0253°N 2.3917°E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Dunkerque
Canton	Coudekerque-Branche
Intercommunality	CU Dunkerque
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	David Bailleul
Area 1	9.14 km2 (3.53 sq mi)
Population (2005)	23,100
• Density	2,500/km2 (6,500/sq mi)
Demonym	Coudekerquois (es)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59155 /59210
Elevation	0–6 m (0–20 ft) ; (avg. 3 m or 9.8 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Coudekerque-Branche (Template:Lang-nl) is a commune of the Nord department in northern France.

It is the largest suburb of the city of Dunkerque, and is adjacent to it on the southeast. In the 1999 census, Coudekerque-Branche had a population of 24,152. The commune has a land area of 9.14 km² (3.529 sq mi).

Politics

Presidential Elections 2nd Round

Election		Candidate	Party	%
style="background-color: Template:National Front (France)/meta/color" \|	2017	Marine Le Pen	FN	52.74
style="background-color: Template:Socialist Party (France)/meta/color" \|	2012	François Hollande	PS	57.74
style="background-color: Template:Socialist Party (France)/meta/color" \|	2007	Ségolène Royal	PS	53.07
style="background-color: Template:Rally for the Republic/meta/color" \|	2002	Jacques Chirac	RPR	74.71