Fleurbaix

Fleurbaix
Commune
The church of Fleurbaix
Coat of arms
Location of Fleurbaix
Fleurbaix Fleurbaix
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 (2014-2020)	Joseph Catteau
Area 1	12.86 km2 (4.97 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	2,862
• Density	220/km2 (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 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

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. A Stream, the "Becque du Biez", flows through the commune.

Population

The inhabitants are called Fleurbaisiens.

Historical population of Fleurbaix

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
Population	1437	1457	1647	1993	2221	2500
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

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.
• Remains of a Carthusian abbey.

See also

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

References

• INSEE commune file

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).