Fleurbaix

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Fleurbaix
Kerk van Fleurbaix.jpg
Coat of arms of Fleurbaix
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Fleurbaix is located in France
Fleurbaix
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region
Fleurbaix is located in Nord-Pas-de-Calais
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Fleurbaix
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Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Béthune
Canton Laventie
Intercommunality Flandre Lys
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Michel Dupont
Area1 12.86 km2 (4.97 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 2,480
 • Density 190/km2 (500/sq mi)
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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Fleurbaix is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais 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.

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