Caëstre

Caëstre
Commune
Caëstre, church in the street
Location of Caëstre
Caëstre Location within France Caëstre Location within Hauts-de-France
Coordinates: 50°45′32″N 2°36′18″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Dunkerque
Canton	Bailleul
Intercommunality	CA Cœur de Flandre
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Luc Schricke
Area 1	10.2 km2 (3.9 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	1,951
• Density	191/km2 (495/sq mi)
Demonym	Caestrois (es)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59120 /59190
Elevation	24–62 m (79–203 ft) (avg. 38 m or 125 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Caëstre (French pronunciation: [kastʁ]; French Flemish: Kaester and Dutch: Kaaster) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,164	—
1975	1,191	+0.33%
1982	1,340	+1.70%
1990	1,597	+2.22%
1999	1,677	+0.54%
2007	1,669	−0.06%
2012	1,906	+2.69%
2017	1,980	+0.76%
2023	1,951	−0.25%
Source: INSEE

Heraldry

Arms of Caëstre

The arms of Caëstre are blazoned : Or, a bordure azure, and on an inescutcheon argent, a lion gules armed, langued and crowned Or, within a bordure azure. (Caëstre and Berthen use the same arms.)

See also

• Communes of the Nord department