Rang-du-Fliers

Rang-du-Fliers (French pronunciation: [ʁɑ̃ dy flije]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France^[3] 5 miles (8 km) southeast of Montreuil-sur-Mer.

Rang-du-Fliers
Commune
The town hall and church of Rang-du-Fliers
Location of Rang-du-Fliers
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Coordinates: 50°25′06″N 1°38′26″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Montreuil
Canton	Berck
Intercommunality	CA Deux Baies en Montreuillois
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Claude Coin[1]
Area 1	10.47 km2 (4.04 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	4,339
• Density	410/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62688 /62180
Elevation	3–48 m (9.8–157.5 ft) (avg. 11 m or 36 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

History

Rang-du-Fliers became a commune in 1870, having been previously only a hamlet of Verton.^{[citation needed]}

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,224	—
1975	2,789	+3.29%
1982	3,297	+2.42%
1990	3,579	+1.03%
1999	3,612	+0.10%
2007	4,022	+1.35%
2012	4,125	+0.51%
2017	4,171	+0.22%
Source: INSEE[4]

Notable people

• Micheline Ostermeyer, Olympic champion athlete and pianist, was born here.

Twin towns

• Ditton, United Kingdom

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department