Recquignies

Recquignies
Commune

Coat of arms
Recquignies
Location within Hauts-de-France region
Recquignies
Coordinates: 50°16′52″N 4°02′28″E / 50.281°N 4.041°E / 50.281; 4.041Coordinates: 50°16′52″N 4°02′28″E / 50.281°N 4.041°E / 50.281; 4.041
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Nord
Arrondissement Avesnes-sur-Helpe
Canton Fourmies
Intercommunality Maubeuge Val de Sambre
Government
  Mayor (20012008) Rosier Ghislain
Area1 6.17 km2 (2.38 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 2,490
  Density 400/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 59495 /59245
Elevation 122–189 m (400–620 ft)
(avg. 150 m or 490 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.

Recquignies is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

Heraldry

The arms of Recquignies are blazoned :
Barry argent and azure, a bend gules.

See also

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