Flines-lez-Raches
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Flines-lez-Raches | |
| Coordinates: 50°25′37″N 3°10′59″E / 50.427°N 3.183°ECoordinates: 50°25′37″N 3°10′59″E / 50.427°N 3.183°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Douai |
| Canton | Douai-Nord |
| Intercommunality | Douaisis |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2001–2008) | Daniel Lemaire |
| Area1 | 19.22 km2 (7.42 sq mi) |
| Population (1999)2 | 5,441 |
| • Density | 280/km2 (730/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59239 / 59148 |
| Elevation |
15–40 m (49–131 ft) (avg. 24 m or 79 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. | |
Flines-lez-Raches is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
Heraldry
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The arms of Flines-lez-Raches are blazoned : Or, a lion sable armed and langued gules. ('Flanders' and the communes of Thourotte, Crépy-en-Valois, Bollezeele, Feignies, Flines-lez-Raches and Wormhout use the same arms.) |
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