Rousies
Appearance
Rousies | |
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Coordinates: 50°16′20″N 4°00′24″E / 50.2722°N 4.0067°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Nord |
Arrondissement | Avesnes-sur-Helpe |
Canton | Fourmies |
Intercommunality | Communauté d'agglomération Maubeuge Val de Sambre |
Government | |
• Mayor (2014-2020) | Josiane Suleck |
Area 1 | 5.79 km2 (2.24 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[1] | 4,043 |
• Density | 700/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 59514 /59131 |
Elevation | 122–167 m (400–548 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Rousies is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
It is located south of Maubeuge.
Heraldry
The arms of Rousies are blazoned : Quarterly 1&4: Argent, 3 fesses gules; 2&3: Argent, 3 wagoner's axes top 2 addorsed gules. [2](Bermerain, Étrœungt, Féron, Ferrière-la-Grande, Lez-Fontaine, Rousies, Solre-le-Château and Solrinnes use the same arms.)
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Attractions
Despite its small size, Rousies does boast a music school.[1]
See also
References
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Arms of the families of Croÿ-Solre and Croÿ-Renty quartered
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rousies.
- Rousies on the site of the national geographical Institute
- on the site of INSEE
- Localization of Rousies on a map of France and communes bordering