Caëstre
Caëstre (French Flemish: Kaester and Dutch: Kaaster) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
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 Caëstre, church in the street | |
Location of Caëstre 
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| Coordinates: 50°45′32″N 2°36′18″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Dunkerque |
| Canton | Bailleul |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes de Flandre Intérieure |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014-2020) | Brigitte Vanhersel |
| Area 1 | 10.2 km2 (3.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 1,980 |
| • Density | 190/km2 (500/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | 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. | |
Politics
Presidential Elections 2nd Round
| Election | Winning Candidate | Party | % | |
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| 2017 | Emmanuel Macron | En Marche! | 57.93 | |
| 2012 | Nicolas Sarkozy | UMP | 57.66 | |
| 2007 | Nicolas Sarkozy | UMP | 60.78 | |
| 2002 | Jacques Chirac | RPR | 79.73 | |
Heraldry
_Nord-France.svg.png.webp) 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
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- http://www.lemonde.fr/data/france/presidentielle-2017//
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