Château-l'Abbaye

Château-l'Abbaye
Commune

Coat of arms
Château-l'Abbaye
Location within Hauts-de-France region
Château-l'Abbaye
Coordinates: 50°29′05″N 3°28′48″E / 50.4847°N 3.48°E / 50.4847; 3.48Coordinates: 50°29′05″N 3°28′48″E / 50.4847°N 3.48°E / 50.4847; 3.48
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Nord
Arrondissement Valenciennes
Canton Saint-Amand-les-Eaux
Intercommunality Porte du Hainaut
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Waldemar Domin
Area1 4.41 km2 (1.70 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 759
  Density 170/km2 (450/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 59144 /59230
Elevation 13–28 m (43–92 ft)
(avg. 30 m or 98 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Château-l'Abbaye is a commune of the Nord department in northern France.

Heraldry

The arms of Château-l'Abbaye are blazoned :
Gules, a left hand issuant from dexter, vested Or, maintaining a rose Or, slipped and leaved vert.

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