Damousies

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Damousies
Damousies
Coordinates: 50°13′12″N 4°00′52″E / 50.22°N 4.0144°E / 50.22; 4.0144Coordinates: 50°13′12″N 4°00′52″E / 50.22°N 4.0144°E / 50.22; 4.0144
Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department Nord
Arrondissement Avesnes-sur-Helpe
Canton Maubeuge-Sud
Intercommunality vallées de la Solre, de la Thure et de l'Helpe
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Bertrand Soil
Area
 • Land1 5 km2 (2 sq mi)
Population (1999)
 • Population2 236
 • Population2 Density 47/km2 (120/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 59169 / 59680
Elevation 137–190 m (449–623 ft)
(avg. 143 m or 469 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.

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

Heraldry

The arms of Damousies are blazoned :
Bendy Or and gules. (Avesnes-sur-Helpe, Cartignies, Damousies, Dimechaux, Dimont, Felleries, Larouillies, Lomme, and Ramousies use the same arms.)

See also

References

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike; additional terms may apply for the media files.