Hordain

Hordain
Hordain
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Hordain
Administration
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Valenciennes
Canton	Bouchain
Intercommunality	Porte du Hainaut
Mayor	Jacques Louvion (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	34–65 m (112–213 ft) (avg. 60 m or 200 ft)
Land area1	5.66 km2 (2.19 sq mi)
Population2	1,190  (1999)
- Density	210 /km2 (540 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	59313/ 59111
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.

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

Heraldry

The arms of Hordain are blazoned : Or, a chief argent, overall a lion gules. (The emblazon here is actually Per fess argent and Or, a lion gules., which would make more sense.)

See also

• Communes of the Nord department

References

• INSEE commune file