Cousolre

Cousolre

Cousolre
Administration
Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department Nord
Arrondissement Avesnes-sur-Helpe
Canton Solre-le-Château
Intercommunality Nord-Est Avesnois
Mayor Maurice Boisart
(2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation 143–229 m (469–751 ft)
(avg. 67 m/220 ft)
Land area1 20.98 km2 (8.10 sq mi)
Population2 2,362  (1999)
 - Density 113 /km2 (290 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 59157/ 59149
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.

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

The nearest major city is Charleroi in Belgium (the village is very close to the Belgian border). It is about 25 km (16 mi) southwest of Charleroi and 15 km (9.3 mi) east of Maubeuge.

Heraldry

The arms of Cousolre are blazoned :
Or, 3 chevrons sable. (Bersillies, Boeschepe, Boussières-sur-Sambre, Colleret, Cousolre, Flaumont-Waudrechies, Hautmont, Limont-Fontaine, Lompret, Masny, Neuville-en-Avesnois and Saint-Rémy-du-Nord use the same arms)

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