Fleurbaix

Fleurbaix

Fleurbaix
Administration
Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Béthune
Canton Laventie
Intercommunality Flandre Lys
Mayor Michel Dupont
(2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation 16–20 m (52–66 ft)
(avg. 18 m/59 ft)
Land area1 12.86 km2 (4.97 sq mi)
Population2 2,480  (1999)
 - Density 193 /km2 (500 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 62338/ 62840
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.

Fleurbaix is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

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Geography

A farming village some 15 miles (24.1 km) northeast of Béthune and 13 miles (20.9 km) west of Lille, at the junction of the D176 and the D171 roads, at the border with the department of Nord. The small stream, the ‘Becque du Biez’ flows through the commune.

Population

Historical population of Fleurbaix
Year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999
Population 1437 1457 1647 1993 2221 2500
From the year 1962 on: population without double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

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