Socx (; from
Flemish
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* Flemish dialects, a Dutch dialec ...
; ''Soks'' in modern Dutch spelling) is a
commune in the
Nord
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department in northern
France
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. The population in 2019 was 923.
Populations légales 2019: 59 Nord
INSEE
Geography
Socx is around south of Dunkirk
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. Its area is .
Heraldry
Governance and politics
The current mayor is Alexandre Rommelaere, elected in 2020.[ Previous mayors were Christian Ley (term of office: 2008–2020) and Charles Vandaele (2001–2008).
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Twin towns
Socx was twinned with Caton, Lancashire, United Kingdom on 12 April 2008.
See also
*Communes of the Nord department
The following is a list of the 647 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic.
The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):
References
External links
*
Communes of Nord (French department)
French Flanders
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