Rousies
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![]() ![]() Rousies Location within Hauts-de-France region ![]() ![]() Rousies | ||
Coordinates: 50°16′20″N 4°00′24″E / 50.2722°N 4.0067°ECoordinates: 50°16′20″N 4°00′24″E / 50.2722°N 4.0067°E | ||
Country | France | |
Region | Hauts-de-France | |
Department | Nord | |
Arrondissement | Avesnes-sur-Helpe | |
Canton | Fourmies | |
Intercommunality | Lille Métropole | |
Area1 | 5.79 km2 (2.24 sq mi) | |
Population (1999)2 | 4,257 | |
• Density | 740/km2 (1,900/sq mi) | |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 59514 /59131 | |
Elevation | 122–167 m (400–548 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. |
Rousies is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
It is located south of Maubeuge.
Heraldry
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The arms of Rousies are blazoned : Quarterly 1&4: Argent, 3 fesses gules; 2&3: Argent, 3 wagoner's axes top 2 addorsed gules. [1](Bermerain, Étrœungt, Féron, Ferrière-la-Grande, Lez-Fontaine, Rousies, Solre-le-Château and Solrinnes use the same arms.) |
Attractions
See also
References
- ↑ Arms of the families of Croÿ-Solre and Croÿ-Renty quartered
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rousies. |
- Rousies on the site of the national geographical Institute
- on the site of INSEE
- Rousies on the site of Quid
- Localization of Rousies on a chart of France and communes bordering
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