Méteren (French pronunciation: [metʁɛn]; from Flemish; Meteren in modern Dutch spelling) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3] In October 1914, the British army passed through Meteren during the Race to the Sea, and the future Field-Marshal Montgomery of Alamein received a DSO at the rank of Lieutenant.[4]
Méteren
Meteren | |
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 Méteren, view to a street | |
Location of Méteren  | |
  Méteren  Méteren | |
| Coordinates: 50°44′29″N 2°41′35″E / 50.7414°N 2.6931°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Dunkerque |
| Canton | Bailleul |
| Intercommunality | CC Flandre Intérieure |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Elizabeth Boulet[1] |
Area 1 | 18.44 km2 (7.12 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 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. | |
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,655 | — |
| 1975 | 1,736 | +0.68% |
| 1982 | 1,979 | +1.89% |
| 1990 | 2,000 | +0.13% |
| 1999 | 2,114 | +0.62% |
| 2007 | 2,159 | +0.26% |
| 2012 | 2,152 | −0.06% |
| 2017 | 2,314 | +1.46% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
Heraldry
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The arms of Méteren are blazoned : Gules, 2 keys in saltire respectant argent, overall on an inescutcheon Or, 3 horns sable, tied gules.
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ The Memoirs of Field Marshal Montgomery.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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