Wormhout

 ( Communes Of Nord ) 

Wormhout (; before 1975: Wormhoudt; ) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. INSEE commune file Several people in Wormhout still speak West Flemish, a local dialect of Dutch language and the traditional language of the region, while French language 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

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Population

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Heraldry

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Sights

• Old wind mill
• Jeanne Devos museum
• Wormhoudt Communal Cemetery

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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.

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Twinnage Wormhout is twinned with the resort town of Llandudno, Conwy, Wales.

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See also

• Wormhoudt massacre
• Communes of the Nord department

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