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Caëstre

Coordinates: 50°45′32″N 2°36′18″E / 50.7589°N 2.605°E / 50.7589; 2.605
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Caëstre
Caëstre, church in the street
Caëstre, church in the street
Location of Caëstre
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Caëstre is located in France
Caëstre
Caëstre
Caëstre is located in Hauts-de-France
Caëstre
Caëstre
Coordinates: 50°45′32″N 2°36′18″E / 50.7589°N 2.605°E / 50.7589; 2.605
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementDunkerque
CantonBailleul
IntercommunalityCC Flandre Intérieure
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Luc Schricke[1]
Area
1
10.2 km2 (3.9 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,006
 • Density200/km2 (510/sq mi)
DemonymCaestrois (es)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59120 /59190
Elevation24–62 m (79–203 ft)
(avg. 38 m or 125 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Caëstre (French pronunciation: [kastʁ]; French Flemish: Kaester and Dutch: Kaaster) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,164—    
1975 1,191+0.33%
1982 1,340+1.70%
1990 1,597+2.22%
1999 1,677+0.54%
2007 1,669−0.06%
2012 1,906+2.69%
2017 1,980+0.76%
Source: INSEE[4]

Heraldry

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Arms of Caëstre
Arms of Caëstre
The arms of Caëstre are blazoned :

Or, a bordure azure, and on an inescutcheon argent, a lion gules armed, langued and crowned Or, within a bordure azure. (Caëstre and Berthen use the same arms.)



See also

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References

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  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