Rubrouck | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason de la ville de Rubrouck (59) Nord-France.svg |
Arrondissement: | Dunkerque |
Canton: | Wormhout |
Insee: | 59516 |
Postal Code: | 59285 |
Mayor: | Luc Everaere[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Intercommunality: | Flandre Intérieure |
Coordinates: | 50.8394°N 2.3564°W |
Elevation M: | 33 |
Elevation Min M: | 20 |
Elevation Max M: | 65 |
Area Km2: | 14.88 |
Demonym: | Rubrouckois |
Rubrouck (in French pronounced as /ʁybʁuk/;, once Ruysbroeck) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[2]
Rubrouck was first mentioned in 1104. It was the home of the 13th century explorer William of Rubruck (fl.1248–1255).[3]