Flêtre Vleteren |
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Coordinates: 50°45′14″N 2°38′51″E / 50.7539°N 2.6475°ECoordinates: 50°45′14″N 2°38′51″E / 50.7539°N 2.6475°E | ||
Country | France | |
Region | Hauts-de-France | |
Department | Nord | |
Arrondissement | Dunkerque | |
Canton | Bailleul | |
Intercommunality | Monts de Flandres | |
Government | ||
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Marie-Thérèse Ricour | |
Area1 | 8.98 km2 (3.47 sq mi) | |
Population (1999)2 | 742 | |
• Density | 83/km2 (210/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 59237 /59270 | |
Elevation | 26–88 m (85–289 ft) (avg. 47 m or 154 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Flêtre (from Dutch: Vleteren) 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.