Drincham

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Drincham Drinkam
Commune
The church in Drincham
Coat of arms
Location of Drincham
(2020–2026)		Patrick Thoor^[1]
Area ¹	3.38 km² (1.31 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[2]	278
• Density	82/km² (210/sq mi)
Demonym	Drinchamois (es)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59182 /59630
Elevation	1–15 m (3.3–49.2 ft) (avg. 11 m or 36 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Drincham (French pronunciation: [dʁɛ̃kam]; from Flemish; Drinkam in modern Dutch spelling) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.^[3]

Drincham is about 15 km (9.3 mi) south of Dunkirk.

Heraldry

The arms of Drincham are blazoned :
Chequy argent and azure, a bordure gules.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ INSEE commune file