Flêtre

Coordinates: 50°45′14″N 2°38′51″E / 50.7539°N 2.6475°E / 50.7539; 2.6475
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Flêtre
Vleteren
A general view of Flêtre
A general view of Flêtre
Coat of arms of Flêtre
Location of Flêtre
Map
Flêtre is located in France
Flêtre
Flêtre
Flêtre is located in Hauts-de-France
Flêtre
Flêtre
Coordinates: 50°45′14″N 2°38′51″E / 50.7539°N 2.6475°E / 50.7539; 2.6475
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementDunkerque
CantonBailleul
IntercommunalityCC Flandre Intérieure
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Philippe Masquelier[1]
Area
1
8.98 km2 (3.47 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
969
 • Density110/km2 (280/sq mi)
DemonymFlêtrois(es)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59237 /59270
Elevation26–88 m (85–289 ft)
(avg. 47 m or 154 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Flêtre (French pronunciation: [flɛtʁ]; from Dutch: Vleteren) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]

Bertenacre Military Cemetery, a British military cemetery with casualties from both world wars, is located three kilometers north of Flêtre.

Heraldry[edit]

Arms of Flêtre
Arms of Flêtre
The arms of Flêtre are blazoned :
Argent, 3 demi-fleurs de lys gules.



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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file