Flêtre

Flêtre (from Dutch: Vleteren) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

Flêtre

Vleteren
A general view of Flêtre
Coat of arms
Location of Flêtre
Flêtre
Flêtre
Coordinates: 50°45′14″N 2°38′51″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementDunkerque
CantonBailleul
IntercommunalityCommunauté de communes de Flandre Intérieure
Government
  Mayor (2014-2020) Marie-Thérèse Ricour
Area
1
8.98 km2 (3.47 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
972
  Density110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Flêtrois(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.

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

Politics

Presidential Elections 2nd Round

ElectionWinning CandidateParty%
2017 Emmanuel Macron En Marche! 52.23
2012 Nicolas Sarkozy UMP 56.91
2007 Nicolas Sarkozy UMP 60.50
2002 Jacques Chirac RPR 76.05

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Heraldry

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

See also

References


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