Willies, Nord

Willies
Commune

Coat of arms
Willies
Location within Hauts-de-France region
Willies
Coordinates: 50°07′18″N 4°05′56″E / 50.1217°N 4.0989°E / 50.1217; 4.0989Coordinates: 50°07′18″N 4°05′56″E / 50.1217°N 4.0989°E / 50.1217; 4.0989
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Nord
Arrondissement Avesnes-sur-Helpe
Canton Fourmies
Intercommunality Sud Avesnois
Government
  Mayor (2014-2020) Laurent Méresse
Area1 4.14 km2 (1.60 sq mi)
Population (2014)2 156
  Density 38/km2 (98/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 59661 /59740
Elevation 162–230 m (531–755 ft)
(avg. 168 m or 551 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.

Willies is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is 10 km (6.2 mi) southeast of Maubeuge.

Heraldry

The arms of Willies are blazoned :

Gules, 2 fesses embattled counterembattled argent, overall on a canton Gules, 3 pales vair and a chief Or. (Baives and Willies use the same arms.)

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