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Commune in Hauts-de-France, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Caëstre (French pronunciation: [kastʁ]; French Flemish: Kaester and Dutch: Kaaster) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]
Caëstre | |
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![]() Caëstre, church in the street | |
Coordinates: 50°45′32″N 2°36′18″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 (2021)[2] | 2,006 |
• Density | 200/km2 (510/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. |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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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] |
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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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