Château-l'Abbaye

Château-l'Abbaye
Château-l'Abbaye
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Château-l'Abbaye
Administration
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Valenciennes
Canton	Saint-Amand-les-Eaux-Rive droite
Intercommunality	Porte du Hainaut
Mayor	Waldemar Domin (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	13–28 m (43–92 ft) (avg. 30 m or 98 ft)
Land area1	4.41 km2 (1.70 sq mi)
Population2	759  (1999)
- Density	172 /km2 (450 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	59144/ 59230
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.

Château-l'Abbaye is a commune of the Nord department in northern France.

Heraldry

The arms of Château-l'Abbaye are blazoned : Gules, a left hand issuant from dexter, vested Or, maintaining a rose Or, slipped and leaved vert.

See also

• Communes of the Nord department

References

• INSEE commune file