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Bambecque (; nl, Bambeke) is a
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in the
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department in northern
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Etymology

Bambecque has historically been attested as ''Banbeca'' in 1164. The toponym ''Bambecque'' is of Germanic origin, deriving from a Low German dialect, ultimately from Proto-West-Germanic '' *ban''. Within the Nord and Pas-de-Calais departments, the Germanic hydronym '' *-bak(i)'' entered the French language via Low German, and took on two forms: the Germanic form ''-beek'' and
Romance Romance (from Vulgar Latin , "in the Roman language", i.e., "Latin") may refer to: Common meanings * Romance (love), emotional attraction towards another person and the courtship behaviors undertaken to express the feelings * Romance languages, ...
''-becque'' (also ''-bec'', ''-becques'').


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Points of interest

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Jardin botanique du Val d'Yser The Jardin botanique du Val d'Yser (2.5 hectares) is a non-profit botanical garden located at 1, rue du Perroquet Vert, Bambecque, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France. It is open on the first weekend of June and by appointment; an admission fee is ch ...


See also

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Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Nord (French department) French Flanders {{Nord-geo-stub