Écuélin

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Écuélin

Coat of arms
Écuélin
Coordinates: 50°11′41″N 3°54′29″E / 50.1947°N 3.9081°E / 50.1947; 3.9081Coordinates: 50°11′41″N 3°54′29″E / 50.1947°N 3.9081°E / 50.1947; 3.9081
Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department Nord
Arrondissement Avesnes-sur-Helpe
Canton Berlaimont
Intercommunality Sambre - Avesnois
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Françoise Piret
Area
 • Land1 3.4 km2 (1.3 sq mi)
Population (1999)
 • Population2 120
 • Population2 Density 35/km2 (91/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 59188 / 59620
Elevation 150–185 m (492–607 ft)
(avg. 181 m or 594 ft)

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.

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

Heraldry

The arms of Écuélin are blazoned :
Azure, a chevron argent between 3 eagles Or langued and armed gules. (Dompierre-sur-Helpe and Écuélin use the same arms.)

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