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Wormhout (; before 1975: ''Wormhoudt''; ) is a commune in the Nord department in northern
France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...
. 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."Wormhout Tourist Office
See "Origine et histoire" under "Renseignements". Neighbouring towns and villages : * Ledringhem to the south-west, separated by river Peene Becque * Esquelbecq


Population


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 Llandudno (, ) is a seaside resort, town and community (Wales), community in Conwy County Borough, Wales, located on the Creuddyn peninsula, which protrudes into the Irish Sea. In the 2021 United Kingdom census, 2021 UK census, the community â ...
, Conwy, Wales.


See also

* Wormhoudt massacre *
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

Communes of Nord (French department) French Flanders {{DunkirkArrondissement-geo-stub