Flêtre
| Flêtre Vleteren | ||
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  Flêtre | ||
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Flêtre | ||
| 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 | Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie | |
| Department | Nord | |
| Arrondissement | Dunkerque | |
| Canton | Bailleul-Sud-Ouest | |
| 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) | |
| 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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
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.
Heraldry
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The arms of Flêtre are blazoned : Argent, 3 demi-fleurs de lys gules. |
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