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Ghissignies
Coat of arms of Ghissignies
Location of Ghissignies
Map
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementAvesnes-sur-Helpe
CantonLe Quesnoy-Est
IntercommunalityQuercitain
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Pierre Deudon
Area
1
4.52 km2 (1.75 sq mi)
Population
 (1999)
423
 • Density94/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59259 /59530
Elevation82–134 m (269–440 ft)
(avg. 116 m or 381 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Heraldry

Arms of Ghissignies
Arms of Ghissignies
The arms of Ghissignies are blazoned :

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



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