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Méteren
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Méteren (; from Flemish; Meteren in modern Dutch spelling) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. In October 1914, the British army passed through Meteren during the Race to the Sea, and the future Field-Marshal Montgomery of Alamein received a DSO at the rank of Lieutenant.
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Méteren is a commune in France, situated within the canton of Bailleul-Sud-Ouest, the arrondissement of Dunkirk, and the department of Nord. It shares borders with Berthen, Saint-Jans-Cappel, Strazeele, and Bailleul. The town has an area of 18.44 and an elevation above sea level of 150. Its official postal code is 59270.
The population of Méteren is recorded as 2315, comprising 1150 males and 1164 females. The commune is associated with the canton of Bailleul for electoral purposes. It received the Croix de guerre 1914–1918. The local government can be reached via the official website or by phone at +33-3-28-49-04-08.
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Place details
- Locality
- Méteren
- Region
- Hauts-de-France
- Country
- France
- Population
- 2,116
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- French commune.name
- Méteren
- French commune.native name
- Meteren
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Méteren, straatzicht foto1 2013-05-11 09.55.jpg
- French commune.caption
- Méteren, view to a street
- French commune.arrondissement
- Dunkerque
- French commune.canton
- Bailleul
- French commune.INSEE
- 59401
- French commune.postal code
- 59270
- French commune.mayor
- Elizabeth Boulet
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- CA Cœur de Flandre
- French commune.elevation m
- 44
- French commune.elevation min m
- 20
- French commune.elevation max m
- 150
- French commune.area km2
- 18.44
- French commune.demonym
- Méterennois (es)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Méteren
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Dunkirk
- Population
- 2231
- Area
- 18.44
- Elevation
- 41
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Shares border with
- Saint-Jans-Cappel
- Official website
- www.ville-meteren.fr
- Image
- Panneau d'entrée de Méteren.JPG
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- Commons category
- Méteren
- postal code
- 59270
- associated electoral district
- canton of Bailleul
- male population
- 1150
- female population
- 1164
- P8168
- Wolfgang Abraham
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-3-28-49-04-08
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Population
- Heraldry
- See also
- References
Méteren (; from Flemish; Meteren in modern Dutch spelling) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. In October 1914, the British army passed through Meteren during the Race to the Sea, and the future Field-Marshal Montgomery of Alamein received a DSO at the rank of Lieutenant.
==Population==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Méteren” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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