Pont-sur-Sambre

Pont-sur-Sambre

Pont-sur-Sambre
Administration
Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department Nord
Arrondissement Avesnes-sur-Helpe
Canton Berlaimont
Intercommunality Maubeuge Val de Sambre
Mayor Francis Burillon
(2001–2008)
Statistics
Elevation 122–166 m (400–545 ft)
(avg. 143 m/469 ft)
Land area1 11.33 km2 (4.37 sq mi)
Population2 2,564  (1999)
 - Density 226 /km2 (590 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 59467/ 59138
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.

Pont-sur-Sambre is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

Heraldry

The arms of Pont-sur-Sambre are blazoned :
Azure, a lion Or maintaining a key argent. (Dourlers, Pont-sur-Sambre and Rainsars use the same arms)

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