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Flêtre
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Flêtre (; from ) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
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Flêtre is a commune in France, situated within the Hauts-de-France region. It is located in the arrondissement of Dunkirk and the canton of Bailleul-Sud-Ouest. The municipality shares borders with Strazeele, Caëstre, Eecke, and Godewaersvelde. Its official postal code is 59270, and it falls under the Europe/Paris timezone.
The area of Flêtre is 8.98 square kilometers. Population records vary, with one source listing 996 residents, comprising 490 males and 482 females, while another lists 765. The elevation above sea level is recorded as 88 meters in one dataset and 41 meters in another. The commune received the Croix de guerre 1914–1918.
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Place details
- Locality
- Flêtre
- Region
- Hauts-de-France
- Country
- France
- Population
- 765
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- French commune.name
- Flêtre
- French commune.native name
- Vleteren
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Fletre-01.jpg
- French commune.caption
- A general view of Flêtre
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason de la ville de Flêtre (59) Nord-France.svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Dunkerque
- French commune.canton
- Bailleul
- French commune.INSEE
- 59237
- French commune.postal code
- 59270
- French commune.mayor
- Philippe Masquelier
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- CA Cœur de Flandre
- French commune.elevation m
- 47
- French commune.elevation min m
- 26
- French commune.elevation max m
- 88
- French commune.area km2
- 8.98
- French commune.demonym
- Flêtrois(es)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Flêtre
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Dunkirk
- Population
- 946
- Area
- 8.98
- Elevation
- 50
- Shares border with
- Pradelles
- Official website
- www.fletre.fr
- Image
- Fletre-01.jpg
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- Commons category
- Flêtre
- postal code
- 59270
- associated electoral district
- canton of Bailleul
- male population
- 490
- female population
- 482
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-3-28-40-19-54
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Encyclopedic overview
3 sectionsContents
- Heraldry
- See also
- References
Flêtre (; from ) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
Bertenacre Military Cemetery, a British military cemetery with casualties from both world wars, is located three kilometers north of Flêtre.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Flêtre” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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