Méteren
Méteren
Meteren | |
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Méteren, view to a street | |
Location of Méteren | |
| Coordinates: 50°44′29″N 2°41′35″E / 50.7414°N 2.6931°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Dunkerque |
| Canton | Bailleul |
| Intercommunality | CA Cœur de Flandre |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Elizabeth Boulet |
Area 1 | 18.44 km2 (7.12 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 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. | |
Méteren (French pronunciation: [metʁɛn]; from Flemish; Meteren in modern Dutch spelling) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. 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.