Estaires

Estaires
Stegers
The town hall in Estaires
The town hall in Estaires
Flag of Estaires
Coat of arms of Estaires
Location of Estaires
Map
Estaires is located in France
Estaires
Estaires
Estaires is located in Hauts-de-France
Estaires
Estaires
Coordinates: 50°38′40″N 2°43′25″E / 50.6444°N 2.7236°E / 50.6444; 2.7236
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementDunkerque
CantonHazebrouck
IntercommunalityFlandre Lys
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Bruno Ficheux[1]
Area
1
12.82 km2 (4.95 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
6,496
 • Density510/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Estairois, Estairoises
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59212 /59940
Elevation12–19 m (39–62 ft)
(avg. 16 m or 52 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Estaires (French pronunciation: [etɛʁ]; West Flemish: Stegers) is a commune in the Nord department of the Hauts-de-France region in northern France.[3]

The town gives its name to a type of chicken bred in the area: the Estaires chicken.

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file