Téteghem

Téteghem
Téteghem
Part of Téteghem-Coudekerque-Village
	Téteghem in the arrondissement of Dunkirk
	Location of Téteghem
	Téteghem Téteghem
	Coordinates: 51°01′08″N 2°26′38″E / 51.019°N 2.444°E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Dunkerque
Canton	Coudekerque-Branche
Commune	Téteghem-Coudekerque-Village
Area 1	18.41 km2 (7.11 sq mi)
Population (2022)	6,894
• Density	370/km2 (970/sq mi)
Demonym	Téteghemois
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	59229
Elevation	0–10 m (0–33 ft) ; (avg. 2 m or 6.6 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Téteghem (French pronunciation: [tetɡɛm]; Dutch and West Flemish: Tetegem) is a former commune in the Nord department, northern France.^[2] On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune Téteghem-Coudekerque-Village.^[3]

In the Second World War, Téteghem formed part of the perimeter defences during the Battle of Dunkirk in 1940.^{[citation needed]}

Heraldry

Arms of Téteghem	The arms of Téteghem are blazoned : Checky argent and azure, a bend gules.

^ "Populations de référence 2022" [Reference populations 2022] (PDF) (in French). INSEE. December 2024.
^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Téteghem, EHESS (in French).
^ Arrêté préfectoral 30 November 2015 (in French)

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