Flines-lez-Raches

Flines-lez-Raches (French pronunciation: [flin le ʁaʃ], literally Flines near Raches) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

Flines-lez-Raches
Commune
The town hall in Flines-lez-Raches
Coat of arms
Location of Flines-lez-Raches
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Coordinates: 50°25′37″N 3°10′59″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Douai
Canton	Orchies
Intercommunality	Douaisis Agglo
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Annie Goupil-Deregnaucourt
Area 1	19.22 km2 (7.42 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	5,745
• Density	298.9/km2 (774.2/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59239 /59148
Elevation	15–40 m (49–131 ft) (avg. 24 m or 79 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It was once the site of Flines Abbey.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	5,095	—
1975	5,047	−0.14%
1982	5,098	+0.14%
1990	5,294	+0.47%
1999	5,441	+0.30%
2007	5,447	+0.01%
2012	5,495	+0.18%
2017	5,570	+0.27%
2023	5,745	+0.52%
Source: INSEE

Heraldry

Arms of Flines-lez-Raches

The arms of Flines-lez-Raches are blazoned : Or, a lion sable armed and langued gules. ('Flanders' and the communes of Thourotte, Crépy-en-Valois, Bollezeele, Feignies, Flines-lez-Raches and Wormhout use the same arms.)

See also

• Communes of the Nord department