Caëstre | |
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 Caëstre, church in the street | |
Location of Caëstre  | |
  Caëstre  Caëstre | |
| Coordinates:50°45′32″N2°36′18″E / 50.7589°N 2.605°E /50.7589; 2.605 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Dunkerque |
| Canton | Bailleul |
| Intercommunality | CC Flandre Intérieure |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Jean-Luc Schricke[1] |
Area 1 | 10.2 km2 (3.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 1,979 |
| • Density | 190/km2 (500/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Caestrois (es) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59120 /59190 |
| Elevation | 24–62 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 andDutch: Kaaster) is acommune in theNorddepartment in northernFrance.[3]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 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] | ||
_Nord-France.svg) | The arms of Caëstre areblazoned : Or, a bordure azure, and on an inescutcheon argent, a lion gules armed, langued and crowned Or, within a bordure azure. (Caëstre andBerthen use the same arms.) |
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