Orsinval

Orsinval
Commune

Coat of arms
Orsinval
Location within Hauts-de-France region
Orsinval
Coordinates: 50°16′28″N 3°37′53″E / 50.2744°N 3.6314°E / 50.2744; 3.6314Coordinates: 50°16′28″N 3°37′53″E / 50.2744°N 3.6314°E / 50.2744; 3.6314
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Nord
Arrondissement Avesnes-sur-Helpe
Canton Avesnes-sur-Helpe
Intercommunality Quercitain
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Elisabeth Debruille
Area1 3.34 km2 (1.29 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 457
 • Density 140/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 59451 /59530
Elevation 74–123 m (243–404 ft)
(avg. 98 m or 322 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.

Orsinval is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[1]

Heraldry

 The arms of Orsinval are blazoned :

Or, 3 lions azure, on a chief gules, a demi-'Notre-Dame-de-Grâce de carnation' issuant from the line of division, vested gules and azure and holding in her left arm the Baby Jesus. (Boursies, Cattenières, Carnières, Estrun, Maresches, Onnaing, Ors, Orsinval, Thun-l'Évêque and originally, Notre-Dame de Cambrai, use the same arms.)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Recherche sur une zone géographique | Insee". www.insee.fr (in French). Retrieved 2018-04-24.
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