Flines-lez-Raches

Flines-lez-Raches
Flines-lez-Raches
Commune
	The town hall in Flines-lez-Raches
	Coat of arms
	Location of Flines-lez-Raches
	Flines-lez-Raches Flines-lez-Raches
	Coordinates: 50°25′37″N 3°10′59″E / 50.427°N 3.183°E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Douai
Canton	Orchies
Intercommunality	Communauté d'agglomération du Douaisis
Government
• Mayor (2014-2020)	Annie Goupil-Deregnaucourt
Area 1	19.22 km2 (7.42 sq mi)
Population (2021)	5,610
• Density	290/km2 (760/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59239 /59148
Elevation	15–40 m (49–131 ft) ; (avg. 24 m or 79 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Flines-lez-Raches is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

It was once the site of Flines Abbey.

Heraldry

Arms of Flines-lez-Raches	The arms of Flines-lez-Raches are blazoned : Or, a lion sable armed and langued gules. ('Flanders' and the communes of Thourotte, Crépy-en-Valois, Bollezeele, Feignies, Flines-lez-Raches and Wormhout use the same arms.)