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Caëstre

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Caëstre

Total population

2,006

Elevation24 m
Land area10.2 km²
Coordinates50.76°, 2.60°

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City facts

Elevation
24 m
Area
10.2 km²
Official website
www.caestre.fr

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Caëstre is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

Read more on Wikipedia

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
50.7584
Longitude
2.6040
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
78,319
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Common Wood-Pigeon
    Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    2,244
  • Yellow-legged hornet
    Vespa velutina Lepeletier, 1836 · Insecta
    2,211
  • African clawed frog
    Xenopus laevis (Daudin, 1802) · Amphibia
    2,000
  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    1,497
  • Common Chaffinch
    Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    1,453
  • Box tree moth
    Cydalima perspectalis (Walker, 1859) · Insecta
    1,285
  • Ring-necked Pheasant
    Phasianus colchicus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    1,244
  • Western Jackdaw
    Coloeus monedula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    1,132

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
5
Largest magnitude
3.2
Largest event
2008-07-14

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Aimé Maeght
Aimé Maeght
art collector (1906-1981)
François Delecour
François Delecour
World Rally Championship driver
Cédric Vasseur
Cédric Vasseur
road bicycle racer
W
William of Moerbeke
13th-century Flemish translator of Greek into Latin (1215–1286)
Albert Vanhoye
Albert Vanhoye
Jesuit priest, exegete, cardinal (1923-2021)
V
Vic Legley
Belgian composer (1915-1994)
Amélie Coquet
Amélie Coquet
association football player
Pierre Justin Marie Macquart
Pierre Justin Marie Macquart
French entomologist and botanist (1778–1855)
Maria Petyt
Maria Petyt
Flemish mystic, writer
A
Adélaïde Leroux
French actress (born 1982)
Annie Degroote
Annie Degroote
French writer
A
Auguste Damette
French politician
Christophe Marichez
Christophe Marichez
footballer
D
Dominique Leclercq
French association football player
F
François Caron
French historian (1931-2014)
H
Hector de Pétigny
French painter (1904-1992)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.11
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,134

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
55
Avg daily Wikipedia views
2
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Gallery

Official Identifiers

INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics

INSEE code
59120
Department
59
Region
32
Population (Wikidata)
1,951

geo.api.gouv.fr

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • INSEE — French national statistics, via geo.api.gouv.fr (official commune code, population, surface, department, region)
  • • INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics — geo.api.gouv.fr