Bergues

Bergues (French pronunciation: [bɛʁɡ]; Dutch: Sint-Winoksbergen; West Flemish: Bergn) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

Bergues is a setting for the 2008 movie Welcome to the Sticks (Original French title: Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis).

According to legend, Saint Winnoc, son of the Breton king, retired to Groenberg, a hill on the edge of the coastal marshes.

In 1583, Bergues was besieged and conquered by Alexander Farnese, but king Philip II of Spain allowed it to be rebuilt, establishing the present appearance of the town.

The film, which broke French box office records, is credited with triggering a tourism boom in Bergues.

Plan-relief of the citadel of Bergues
Arms of Bergues
Arms of Bergues
Location of Bergues in the arrondissement of Dunkirk