Haspres

Haspres
Haspres
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Haspres
Administration
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Valenciennes
Canton	Bouchain
Intercommunality	Porte du Hainaut
Mayor	Francis Stiévenard (2001–2008)
Statistics
Elevation	36–80 m (118–260 ft) (avg. 41 m or 135 ft)
Land area1	12.2 km2 (4.7 sq mi)
Population2	2,753  (1999)
- Density	226 /km2 (590 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	59285/ 59198
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.

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

Heraldry

The arms of Haspres are blazoned : Azure, semy de lys Or dimidiated with Vert, a fess argent. (Ghissignies and Haspres use the same arms)

See also

• Communes of the Nord department

References

• INSEE commune file