Clairfayts

Clairfayts
Commune

Coat of arms
Clairfayts
Location within Hauts-de-France region
Clairfayts
Coordinates: 50°09′27″N 4°07′23″E / 50.1575°N 4.1231°E / 50.1575; 4.1231Coordinates: 50°09′27″N 4°07′23″E / 50.1575°N 4.1231°E / 50.1575; 4.1231
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Nord
Arrondissement Avesnes-sur-Helpe
Canton Fourmies
Intercommunality vallées de la Solre, de la Thure et de l'Helpe
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Guy Erphelin
Area1 7.53 km2 (2.91 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 338
  Density 45/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 59148 /59740
Elevation 175–246 m (574–807 ft)
(avg. 249 m or 817 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.

Clairfayts is a commune of the Nord department in northern France.

Heraldry

The arms of Clairfayts are blazoned :

Argent, a cross azure. (Croix, Clairfayts and Marcq-en-Barœul use the same arms.)

See also

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