Fleurbaix

Fleurbaix Vloerbeek
Commune
The church of Fleurbaix
Coat of arms
Location of Fleurbaix
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Coordinates: 50°39′11″N 2°50′01″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Béthune
Canton	Beuvry
Intercommunality	Flandre Lys
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Aimé Delabre[1]
Area ^1	12.86 km^2 (4.97 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	2,862
• Density	220/km^2 (580/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62338 /62840
Elevation	16–20 m (52–66 ft) (avg. 18 m or 59 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (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

Year	Pop.	±% 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

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department
• The Battle of Fromelles

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. INSEE commune file
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links

• Rue-David CWGC cemetery
• Rue-de-Bois CWGC cemetery
• Rue-Petillon CWGC cemetery
• The CWGC graveyard in the communal cemetery
• Website of the Sports Association (in French).