Fleurbaix Explained

Fleurbaix
Native Name:	Vloerbeek
Commune Status:	Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:	Blason Fleurbaix.svg
Arrondissement:	Béthune
Canton:	Beuvry
Insee:	62338
Postal Code:	62840
Mayor:	Aimé Delabre^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:	Flandre Lys
Coordinates:	50.6531°N 2.8336°W
Elevation M:	18
Elevation Min M:	16
Elevation Max M:	20
Area Km2:	12.86

Fleurbaix (in French pronounced as /flœʁbɛ/; Vloerbeek) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.^[2]

Geography

A farming village some 15miles northeast of Béthune and 13miles west of Lille, at the junction of the D176 and the D171 roads, at the border with the department of Nord. A Stream, the "Becque du Biez", flows through the commune.

Population

The inhabitants are called Fleurbaisiens.

Places of interest

• The church of Notre-Dame, built in 1929, is the work of architect Louis M. Cordonnier.
• The four Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries, including Rue-du-Bois Military Cemetery
• Remains of a Carthusian abbey.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department
• The Battle of Fromelles

External links

• Rue-David CWGC cemetery
• Rue-de-Bois CWGC cemetery
• Rue-Petillon CWGC cemetery
• The CWGC graveyard in the communal cemetery
• Website of the Sports Association .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 9 August 2021. fr.
2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/cog/commune/COM62338-fleurbaix INSEE commune file