Wormhout
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Wormhout (Script error: No such module "IPA".; before 1975: Wormhoudt; Template:Langx) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[2] Several people in Wormhout still speak West Flemish, a local dialect of Dutch and the traditional language of the region, while French-speakers form a majority, due to centuries of French political and cultural influence.
The town's name is of Germanic origin, meaning "Wormwood."[3]
Neighbouring towns and villages :
- Ledringhem to the south-west, separated by river Peene Becque
- Esquelbecq
Population
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Heraldry
Sights
- Old wind mill
- Jeanne Devos museum
- Wormhoudt Communal Cemetery
Education
Wormhout has a number of school providing education structures for all of the pupils around the town : école du bocage, école Roger Salengro, école Saint-Joseph, collège du Houtland, école Jean Moulin, collège Notre-Dame, lycée de l'Yser.
Twinnage
Wormhout is twinned with the resort town of Llandudno, Conwy, Wales.
See also
References
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- ↑ INSEE commune file
- ↑ Wormhout Tourist Office. See "Origine et histoire" under "Renseignements".
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