Méteren

For the town in the Netherlands, see Meteren.

Méteren (French pronunciation: [metʁɛn]; from Flemish; Meteren in modern Dutch spelling) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.^[3] In October 1914, the British army passed through Meteren during the Race to the Sea, and the future Field-Marshal Montgomery of Alamein received a DSO at the rank of Lieutenant.^[4]

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Commune
Méteren, view to a street
Location of Méteren
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Coordinates: 50°44′29″N 2°41′35″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Dunkerque
Canton	Bailleul
Intercommunality	CA Cœur de Flandre
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Elizabeth Boulet[1]
Area 1	18.44 km2 (7.12 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	2,230
• Density	120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Demonym	Méterennois (es)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59401 /59270
Elevation	20–150 m (66–492 ft) (avg. 44 m or 144 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,655	—
1975	1,736	+0.68%
1982	1,979	+1.89%
1990	2,000	+0.13%
1999	2,114	+0.62%
2007	2,159	+0.26%
2012	2,152	−0.06%
2017	2,314	+1.46%
Source: INSEE[5]

Heraldry

Arms of Méteren

The arms of Méteren are blazoned : Gules, 2 keys in saltire respectant argent, overall on an inescutcheon Or, 3 horns sable, tied gules.

See also

• Communes of the Nord department