Flines-lez-Raches

Flines-lez-Raches
The town hall in Flines-lez-Raches
The town hall in Flines-lez-Raches
Coat of arms of Flines-lez-Raches
Location of Flines-lez-Raches
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Flines-lez-Raches is located in France
Flines-lez-Raches
Flines-lez-Raches
Flines-lez-Raches is located in Hauts-de-France
Flines-lez-Raches
Flines-lez-Raches
Coordinates: 50°25′37″N 3°10′59″E / 50.427°N 3.183°E / 50.427; 3.183
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementDouai
CantonOrchies
IntercommunalityDouaisis Agglo
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Annie Goupil-Deregnaucourt[1]
Area
1
19.22 km2 (7.42 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
5,610
 • Density290/km2 (760/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59239 /59148
Elevation15–40 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.

Flines-lez-Raches (French pronunciation: [flin le ʁaʃ], literally Flines near Raches) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]

It was once the site of Flines Abbey.

  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