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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]

Fleurbaix Vloerbeek
Commune
The church of Fleurbaix
Coat of arms
Location of Fleurbaix
Fleurbaix Show map of France Fleurbaix Show map of Hauts-de-France
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 km2 (4.97 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	2,698
• Density	210/km2 (540/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 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

A farming village some 15 miles (24 km) northeast of Béthune and 13 miles (21 km) west of Lille, at the junction of the D176 and the D171 roads, 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]

Places of interest

• The church of Notre-Dame, built in 1929, is the work of architect Louis M. Cordonnier.
• The four Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries, including Rue-du-Bois Military Cemetery
• Remains of a Carthusian abbey.

See also

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

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fleurbaix.

• 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).

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