Poix-du-Nord
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Poix-du-Nord | ||
Location within Hauts-de-France region Poix-du-Nord | ||
Coordinates: 50°11′23″N 3°36′31″E / 50.1897°N 3.6086°ECoordinates: 50°11′23″N 3°36′31″E / 50.1897°N 3.6086°E | ||
Country | France | |
Region | Hauts-de-France | |
Department | Nord | |
Arrondissement | Avesnes-sur-Helpe | |
Canton | Le Quesnoy-Est | |
Intercommunality | Quercitain | |
Government | ||
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-Marie Cornu | |
Area1 | 8.67 km2 (3.35 sq mi) | |
Population (1999)2 | 2,013 | |
• Density | 230/km2 (600/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 59464 / 59218 | |
Elevation |
104–151 m (341–495 ft) (avg. 126 m or 413 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. |
Poix-du-Nord is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
Heraldry
The arms of Poix-du-Nord are blazoned : Vair, 3 pales gules. (Englefontaine, Louvignies-Quesnoy, Poix-du-Nord and Saint-Waast-la-Vallée use the same arms.) |
Town twinning
See also
References
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