Flêtre

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

Flêtre Vleteren
Commune
A general view of Flêtre
Coat of arms
Location of Flêtre
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Coordinates: 50°45′14″N 2°38′51″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Dunkerque
Canton	Bailleul
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes de Flandre Intérieure
Government
• Mayor (2014-2020)	Marie-Thérèse Ricour
Area ^1	8.98 km^2 (3.47 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	972
• Density	110/km^2 (280/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Flêtrois(es)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59237 /59270
Elevation	26–88 m (85–289 ft) (avg. 47 m or 154 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (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

Election		Winning Candidate	Party	%
	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

• Communes of the Nord department

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
2. http://www.lemonde.fr/data/france/presidentielle-2017//

• INSEE commune file