Caëstre | |
|---|---|
 Caëstre, church in the street | |
Location of Caëstre | |
  Caëstre  Caëstre | |
| Coordinates: 50°45′32″N 2°36′18″E / 50.7589°N 2.605°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Dunkerque |
| Canton | Bailleul |
| Intercommunality | CC Flandre Intérieure |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Luc Schricke[1] |
| Area 1 | 10.2 km2 (3.9 sq mi) |
| Population | 2,034 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (520/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Caestrois (es) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59120 /59190 |
| Elevation | 24–62 m (79–203 ft) (avg. 38 m or 125 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Caëstre (French pronunciation: [kastʁ]; French Flemish: Kaester and Dutch: Kaaster) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,164 | — |
| 1975 | 1,191 | +0.33% |
| 1982 | 1,340 | +1.70% |
| 1990 | 1,597 | +2.22% |
| 1999 | 1,677 | +0.54% |
| 2007 | 1,669 | −0.06% |
| 2012 | 1,906 | +2.69% |
| 2017 | 1,980 | +0.76% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Heraldry
_Nord-France.svg.png.webp) Arms of Caëstre |
The arms of Caëstre are blazoned : Or, a bordure azure, and on an inescutcheon argent, a lion gules armed, langued and crowned Or, within a bordure azure. (Caëstre and Berthen use the same arms.)
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See also
References
- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ↑ "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
- ↑ INSEE commune file
- ↑ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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