Méteren

Méteren
Meteren

Méteren
Administration
Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department Nord
Arrondissement Dunkerque
Canton Bailleul-Sud-Ouest
Intercommunality Monts de Flandres
Mayor Béatrice Descamps
(2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation 20–150 m (66–490 ft)
(avg. 44 m/144 ft)
Land area1 18.44 km2 (7.12 sq mi)
Population2 2,114  (1999)
 - Density 115 /km2 (300 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 59401/ 59270
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.

Méteren (from Flemish; Meteren in modern Dutch spelling) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

Heraldry

The arms of Méteren are blazoned :
Gules, 2 keys in saltire respectant argent, overall on an inescutcheon Or, 3 horns sable, tied gules.

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