Étrœungt
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Étrœungt | |
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A view within Étrœungt | |
Coordinates: 50°03′29″N 3°55′42″E / 50.0581°N 3.9283°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Nord |
Arrondissement | Avesnes-sur-Helpe |
Canton | Avesnes-sur-Helpe |
Intercommunality | Cœur de l'Avesnois |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Vincent Justice[1] |
Area 1 | 25.1 km2 (9.7 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 1,273 |
• Density | 51/km2 (130/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 59218 /59219 |
Elevation | 148–217 m (486–712 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Étrœungt (French pronunciation: [e.tʁœ̃]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]
Geography
[edit]The river Helpe Mineure (one of Sambre's affluents) runs through the village.[4] The river is subject to occasional flooding. Étrœungt is bordered by ten other communes, including two from Aisne department: Avesnelles, Boulogne-sur-Helpe, Féron, Floyon, Haut-Lieu, La Flamengrie (Aisne), Larouillies, Rainsars, Rocquigny (Aisne), Sémeries. The nearest train station is (SNCF) Avesnes-sur-Helpe. It is 110 km from Lille (Préfecture du Nord), Brussels and Reims (Marne); 55 km from Valenciennes, Laon, Mons and Charleroi; 22 km from Maubeuge; 10 km from Fourmies and 7 km from Avesnes-sur-Helpe. Highways leading to Étrœungt are the RN2 from Paris to Brussels. Belgium is just 15 km away.
Heraldry
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The arms of Étrœungt are blazoned : Quarterly 1&4: Argent, 3 fesses gules; 2&3: Argent, 3 wagoner's axes top 2 addorsed gules. [5](Bermerain, Étrœungt, Féron, Ferrière-la-Grande, Lez-Fontaine, Rousies, Solre-le-Château and Solrinnes use the same arms.)
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Gallery
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Road
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Étrœungt Church
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Town Hall
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Memorial to the Algerian War Casualties
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Stadium
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - Helpe Mineure (D0130700)".
- ^ Arms of the families of Croÿ-Solre and Croÿ-Renty quartered
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