Flines-lez-Raches
Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
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Flines-lez-Raches (French pronunciation: [flin le ʁaʃ], literally Flines near Raches) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]
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The town hall in Flines-lez-Raches | |
_Nord-France.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Flines-lez-Raches | |
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| Coordinates: 50°25′37″N 3°10′59″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Douai |
| Canton | Orchies |
| Intercommunality | Douaisis Agglo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Annie Goupil-Deregnaucourt[1] |
Area 1 | 19.22 km2 (7.42 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 5,745 |
| • Density | 298.9/km2 (774.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59239 /59148 |
| Elevation | 15–40 m (49–131 ft) (avg. 24 m or 79 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
It was once the site of Flines Abbey.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 5,095 | — |
| 1975 | 5,047 | −0.14% |
| 1982 | 5,098 | +0.14% |
| 1990 | 5,294 | +0.47% |
| 1999 | 5,441 | +0.30% |
| 2007 | 5,447 | +0.01% |
| 2012 | 5,495 | +0.18% |
| 2017 | 5,570 | +0.27% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Heraldry
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The arms of Flines-lez-Raches are blazoned : 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.)
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