Steenvoorde | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason de la ville de Steenvoorde (59) Nord-France.svg |
Arrondissement: | Dunkerque |
Canton: | Wormhout |
Insee: | 59580 |
Postal Code: | 59114 |
Mayor: | Jean-Pierre Bataille[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Intercommunality: | CC Flandre Intérieure |
Coordinates: | 50.8112°N 2.5813°W |
Elevation M: | 25 |
Elevation Min M: | 8 |
Elevation Max M: | 67 |
Area Km2: | 29.82 |
Demonym: | Steenvoordois |
Steenvoorde (in French pronounced as /stɛ̃vɔʁd/) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[2] Once part of the Seventeen Provinces of the Low Countries, Steenvoorde was the site of the beginning of the Beeldenstorm, or "Iconoclastic Fury." Today the city is known for its Géants du Nord, sculptures of giants that can be admired in summer festivals.[3]
Steenvoorde has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Steenvoorde is . The average annual rainfall is with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around, and lowest in January, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in Steenvoorde was on 25 July 2019; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 4 February 2012.