Fleurbaix

Fleurbaix Vloerbeek
Commune
The church of Fleurbaix
Coat of arms
Location of Fleurbaix
Fleurbaix Fleurbaix
Coordinates: 50°39′11″N 2°50′01″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Béthune
Canton	Beuvry
Intercommunality	Flandre Lys
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Aimé Delabre
Area 1	12.86 km2 (4.97 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	2,862
• Density	220/km2 (580/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62338 /62840
Elevation	16–20 m (52–66 ft) (avg. 18 m or 59 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Fleurbaix (French pronunciation: [flœʁbɛ]; West Flemish: Vloerbeek) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France about 15 miles (24 km) northeast of Béthune and 13 miles (21 km) west of Lille, at the border with the department of Nord. A stream, the Becque du Biez, flows through the commune.

Population

The inhabitants are called Fleurbaisiens.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,457	—
1975	1,647	+1.77%
1982	1,993	+2.76%
1990	2,221	+1.36%
1999	2,480	+1.23%
2007	2,682	+0.98%
2012	2,605	−0.58%
2017	2,732	+0.96%
Source: INSEE

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 (in French).