Rousies

Rousies
Rousies
Administration
Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department Nord
Arrondissement Avesnes-sur-Helpe
Canton Maubeuge-Sud
Intercommunality Lille Métropole
Statistics
Elevation 122–167 m (400–548 ft)
Land area1 5.79 km2 (2.24 sq mi)
Population2 4,257  (1999)
 - Density 735 /km2 (1,900 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 59514/ 59131
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.

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

It is located south of Maubeuge.

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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. [1](Bermerain, Étrœungt, Féron, Ferrière-la-Grande, Lez-Fontaine, Rousies, Solre-le-Château and Solrinnes use the same arms)

Attractions

Despite its small size, Rousies does boast a music school.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ Arms of the families of Croÿ-Solre and Croÿ-Renty quartered

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