Méteren (; from
Flemish
Flemish may refer to:
* Flemish, adjective for Flanders, Belgium
* Flemish region, one of the three regions of Belgium
*Flemish Community, one of the three constitutionally defined language communities of Belgium
* Flemish dialects, a Dutch dialec ...
; ''Meteren'' in modern Dutch spelling) is a
commune in the
Nord
Nord, a word meaning "north" in several European languages, may refer to:
Acronyms
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department in northern
France
France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...
. In October 1914, the British army passed through Meteren during the
Race to the Sea
The Race to the Sea (; , ) took place from 17 September to 19 October 1914 during the First World War, after the Battle of the Frontiers () and the German Empire, German advance into France. The invasion had been stopped at the First Battle of ...
, and the future Field-Marshal
Montgomery of Alamein received a
DSO at the rank of Lieutenant.
[''The Memoirs of Field Marshal Montgomery''.]
Population
Heraldry
See also
*
Communes of the Nord department
The following is a list of the 647 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic.
The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):
References
Communes of Nord (French department)
French Flanders
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