Estaires
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | North | |
| Arrondissement | Dunkerque | |
| Canton | Hazebrouck | |
| Community association | Flandre Lys | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 39 ′ N , 2 ° 43 ′ E | |
| height | 12-19 m | |
| surface | 12.82 km 2 | |
| Residents | 6,379 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 498 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 59940 | |
| INSEE code | 59212 | |
| Website | http://www.ville-estaires.fr/ | |
Estaires ( Dutch Steger ) is a French municipality with 6379 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in Nord in the region of Hauts-de-France . It belongs to the arrondissement of Dunkerque and the canton of Hazebrouck (until 2015: canton of Merville ) and is located about 25 km west-northwest (WNW) of Lille a little north of the river Leie (French: Lys ).
Neighboring municipalities of Estaires are Le Doulieu in the north, Steenwerck in the northeast, Sailly-sur-la-Lys in the east, La Gorgue in the south, Merville in the west and Neuf-Berquin in the north-west.
During World War I a long found in the region grave war or war of position instead. Both sides - the German and the French or the allies - undertook numerous offensives, but were unable to achieve any notable gains in terrain until around 1918. A German offensive was the Battle of the Lys (French la bataille de la Lys ) from April 9, 1918 to April 29, 1918, in France also known as 'la quatrième bataille d'Ypres' (Fourth Ypres Battle) or la bataille d'Estaires . As a result, the place name has a certain reputation in France.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 |
| Residents | 4,934 | 5,003 | 5,350 | 5,317 | 5,434 | 5,688 | 5,966 |
Attractions
- Hôtel de Ville (1928/30, with belfry)
- Saint-Vaast Church (1927/30)
- Collège Sacré-Cœur (founded 1622)
Personalities
- Jehan d'Estaires, participant in the First Crusade
- The Counts of Estaires of the House of Montmorency
- Joseph Candeille (1744–1827), singer and composer, born in Estaires
- Chrétien-César-Auguste Dehaisnes (1825–1897), art historian, born in Estaires
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Nord. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-119-8 , pp. 1256-1258.
