Méteren

For the town in the Netherlands, see Meteren.

Méteren Meteren
Commune
Méteren, view to a street
Location of Méteren
Méteren Méteren
Coordinates: 50°44′29″N 2°41′35″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Dunkerque
Canton	Bailleul
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes de Flandre Intérieure
Government
• Mayor (2014-2020)	Béatrice Descamps
Area 1	18.44 km2 (7.12 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	2,256
• Density	120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Demonym	Méterennois (es)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59401 /59270
Elevation	20–150 m (66–492 ft) (avg. 44 m or 144 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Politics

Presidential Elections 2nd Round

Election		Winning Candidate	Party	%
style="background-color: Template:En Marche!/meta/color" |	2017	Emmanuel Macron	En Marche!	58.93
style="background-color: Template:Union for a Popular Movement/meta/color" |	2012	Nicolas Sarkozy	UMP	61.01
style="background-color: Template:Union for a Popular Movement/meta/color" |	2007	Nicolas Sarkozy	UMP	57.64
style="background-color: Template:Rally for the Republic/meta/color" |	2002	Jacques Chirac	RPR	85.30

Heraldry

Arms of Méteren

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

See also

• Communes of the Nord department

References

• INSEE commune file