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Wormhout (French pronunciation: [wɔʁmut]; before 1975: Wormhoudt; West Flemish: Wormout) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. 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."
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, Conwy, Wales.




See also


Wormhoudt massacre
Communes of the Nord department




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Komune di departemen Nord
• Ledringhem
• Cambrai
• Daftar kota kembar di Wales
• Wormhout
• Wormhoudt massacre
• ALG Wormhout
• Rietveld
• Wormhoudt Communal Cemetery
• Llandudno
• Winnoc
• Canton of Wormhout
• ALG
• Eve Gilles