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Also known as Stegers

Estaires (; ) is a commune in the Nord department of the Hauts-de-France region in northern France.

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Estaires is a commune in France, situated within the Hauts-de-France region. It lies in the arrondissement of Dunkirk and the canton of Merville, while its associated electoral district is the canton of Hazebrouck. The town borders Le Doulieu, Steenwerck, Sailly-sur-la-Lys, and La Gorgue. Its postal code is 59940, and it is twinned with Ochtrup.

The area covers 12.82 square kilometers, with an elevation above sea level recorded at 19 meters. The population is 6,564, comprising 3,070 males and 3,309 females. Estaires has received the Croix de guerre 1914–1918.

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Place details

Locality
Estaires
Region
Hauts-de-France
Country
France
Population
5,979
Timezone
Europe/Paris

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Air quality

36US AQIGood
PM2.5
8.1 µg/m³
PM10
12.8 µg/m³
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Key facts

French commune.name
Estaires
French commune.native name
Stegers
French commune.commune status
Commune
French commune.image
Estaire mairie ass.jpg
French commune.image flag
Flag of Estaires.gif
French commune.caption
The town hall in Estaires
French commune.image coat of arms
Blason de la ville de Estaires (59) Nord-France.svg
French commune.arrondissement
Dunkerque
French commune.canton
Hazebrouck
French commune.INSEE
59212
French commune.postal code
59940
French commune.mayor
Bruno Ficheux
French commune.term
2020–2026
French commune.intercommunality
Flandre Lys
French commune.elevation m
16
French commune.elevation min m
12
French commune.elevation max m
19
French commune.area km2
12.82

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Estaires
Country
France
Population
6525
Area
12.82
Elevation
17
Time zone
UTC+01:00
Shares border with
Neuf-Berquin
Official website
www.ville-estaires.fr
Image
Estaire mairie ass.jpg
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twinned administrative body
Ochtrup
Commons category
Estaires
postal code
59940
associated electoral district
canton of Hazebrouck
male population
3070
female population
3309
email address
mailto:[email protected]
phone number
+33-3-28-42-95-60
fax number
+33-3-28-42-95-75
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Encyclopedic overview

7 sections
Contents
  • Geography
  • History
  • Population
  • Heraldry
  • Principal buildings
  • See also
  • References

Estaires (; ) is a commune in the Nord department of the Hauts-de-France region in northern France.

The town gives its name to a type of chicken bred in the area: the Estaires chicken.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Estaires” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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