Zuydcoote

Zuydcoote is a commune with 1687 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Nord, in the Nord -Pas -de- Calais between Dunkirk and the Belgian border to the North Sea.

Etymology

Zuydcoote comes from the West-Flemish and consists of the word stems Zout = salt and feces = hut together. Literally translated, so it means as much as " salt hut ".

The residents of Zuydcoote be called Zuydcootois / e ( sing. ) or Zuydcootoises ( plural ).

Geography

Zuydcoote lies on the North Sea coast between the towns of Dunkirk and Bray -Dunes. The municipality has an area of 260 ha, the altitude above sea level ranging from 1 to 26 m, an average of 5 m.

History

Zuydcoote is first mentioned in 1200 as a fishing village. Over time, it belonged to Flanders, Burgundy, the Spanish Netherlands and since 1662 for France.

On January 1, 1777, the village was completely destroyed by a hurricane.

1940 Dynamo were also evacuated Zuydcoote from parts of the British Expeditionary Force to England (see also Battle of Dunkirk ) in the operation. The events were processed in the novel Week- end à Zuydcoote by Robert Merle, as well as in the film Dunkirk, June 2, 1940, Jean -Paul Belmondo.