Flines-lez-Raches | ||
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Coordinates: 50°25′37″N 3°10′59″E / 50.427°N 3.183°ECoordinates: 50°25′37″N 3°10′59″E / 50.427°N 3.183°E | ||
Country | France | |
Region | Hauts-de-France | |
Department | Nord | |
Arrondissement | Douai | |
Canton | Orchies | |
Intercommunality | Douaisis | |
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• Mayor (2001–2008) | Daniel Lemaire | |
Area1 | 19.22 km2 (7.42 sq mi) | |
Population (1999)2 | 5,441 | |
• Density | 280/km2 (730/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 59239 /59148 | |
Elevation | 15–40 m (49–131 ft) (avg. 24 m or 79 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Flines-lez-Raches is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
Or, a lion sable armed and langued gules. ('Flanders' and the communes of Thourotte, Crépy-en-Valois, Bollezeele, Feignies, Flines-lez-Raches and Wormhout use the same arms.)