Lieu-Saint-Amand

Lieu-Saint-Amand
Commune

Coat of arms
Lieu-Saint-Amand
Location within Hauts-de-France region
Lieu-Saint-Amand
Coordinates: 50°16′26″N 3°20′46″E / 50.2739°N 3.3461°E / 50.2739; 3.3461Coordinates: 50°16′26″N 3°20′46″E / 50.2739°N 3.3461°E / 50.2739; 3.3461
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Nord
Arrondissement Valenciennes
Canton Denain
Intercommunality Porte du Hainaut
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Jacques Boileux
Area1 5.11 km2 (1.97 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 1,247
  Density 240/km2 (630/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 59348 /59111
Elevation 34–69 m (112–226 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.

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

Lieu-Saint-Amand is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is the home of the Sevel Nord facility, an automobile factory which builds Fiat, Peugeot and Citroën vehicles.[1]

Heraldry

The arms of Lieu-Saint-Amand are blazoned :

Azure, semy de lys Or. = France Ancient (Ansacq, Brillon, Escaudain, Escautpont, Hélesmes, Hérin, Lecelles, Lieu-Saint-Amand, Lourches, Neuville-sur-Escaut, Rosult, Rumegies and Wignehies use the same arms.)

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