Caëstre

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Caëstre
Kaester
Caëstre coat of arms
Caëstre (France)
Caëstre
region Hauts-de-France
Department North
Arrondissement Dunkerque
Canton Bailleul
Community association Flandre Intérieure
Coordinates 50 ° 46 ′  N , 2 ° 36 ′  E Coordinates: 50 ° 46 ′  N , 2 ° 36 ′  E
height 24-62 m
surface 10.2 km 2
Residents 1,980 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 194 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 59190
INSEE code 59120
Website http://www.caestre.fr/

Town hall (Mairie) of Caëstre

Caëstre ( Flemish : Kaaster - in West Flanders also Käster ) is a French town in Nord in the region of Hauts-de-France in the historic West Flemish -speaking region French Flanders . Caëstre has 1,980 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017), called Caestrois , and belongs to the canton of Bailleul (until 2015: canton of Hazebrouck-Nord ) in the arrondissement of Dunkerque .

location

Caëstre is about 57 kilometers southeast of Calais and about 34 kilometers south-southeast of Dunkirk . Caëstre is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Eecke in the north, Flêtre in the east, Pradelles and Borre in the south, Hazebrouck in the southwest, Hondeghem in the west and Saint-Sylvestre-Cappel in the west.

Population development

1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2012
1,114 1,164 1,191 1,340 1,597 1,677 1,670 1,906
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint-Omer church
  • Les Trois Vierges chapel
  • British military cemetery
  • Saint Joseph Mill

  • Saint-Omer church

  • Les Trois Vierges chapel

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes du Nord. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-119-8 , pp. 819-821.

Web links

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