Fleurbaix

Fleurbaix
Vloerbeek
Commune
The church of Fleurbaix
Coat of arms
Location of Fleurbaix
Fleurbaix
Fleurbaix
Coordinates: 50°39′11″N 2°50′01″E / 50.6531°N 2.8336°E / 50.6531; 2.8336
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementBéthune
CantonBeuvry
IntercommunalityFlandre Lys
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Aimé Delabre[1]
Area
1
12.86 km2 (4.97 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
2,944
 • Density230/km2 (590/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62338 /62840
Elevation16–20 m (52–66 ft)
(avg. 18 m or 59 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Fleurbaix (French pronunciation: [flœʁbɛ]; West Flemish: Vloerbeek) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France[3] about 15 miles (24 km) northeast of Béthune and 13 miles (21 km) west of Lille, at the border with the department of Nord. A stream, the Becque du Biez, flows through the commune.

Population

The inhabitants are called Fleurbaisiens.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,457—    
1975 1,647+1.77%
1982 1,993+2.76%
1990 2,221+1.36%
1999 2,480+1.23%
2007 2,682+0.98%
2012 2,605−0.58%
2017 2,732+0.96%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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