Téteghem

Téteghem
Téteghem in the arrondissement of Dunkirk
Téteghem
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region Téteghem
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Dunkirk
Canton	Dunkerque-Est
Intercommunality	Dunkerque grand littoral
Government
• Mayor (2005–2008)	Franck Dhersin
Area1	18.41 km2 (7.11 sq mi)
Population (1999)2	7,237
• Density	390/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	59588 / 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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Téteghem is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

History

Téteghem is one of the common ending HEM. This suffix meaning house, dwelling, village ... became Ghem. Tete would come from an ancestor's name Tatto, perhaps, or Theodore Theodoric, personified by the giant of the town. Maybe this is the residence of Theodoric of Haverskerque. In the tenth and eleventh centuries, the territory depends on the powerful châtellerie Bergues until the annexation of territory with the acquisition of Flanders to the English by Louis XIV in 1662. Téteghem went down the sea, its area of 1924 hectares of which must be removed from the territory of Rosendal become Rosendael in 1860 and the Place of Uxem, attached to Uxem in 1996. The area is increased to 1884 ha.

During the Second World War, the city of Téteghem was outflanked by the enemy.

Heraldry

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

See also

• Communes of the Nord department

References

• INSEE commune file