Haspres

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Haspres
Haspres
Coordinates: 50°15′29″N 3°25′01″E / 50.258°N 3.417°E / 50.258; 3.417Coordinates: 50°15′29″N 3°25′01″E / 50.258°N 3.417°E / 50.258; 3.417
Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department Nord
Arrondissement Valenciennes
Canton Bouchain
Intercommunality Porte du Hainaut
Government
 • Mayor (2001–2008) Francis Stiévenard
Area
 • Land1 12.2 km2 (4.7 sq mi)
Population (1999)
 • Population2 2,753
 • Population2 Density 230/km2 (580/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 59285 / 59198
Elevation 36–80 m (118–262 ft)
(avg. 41 m or 135 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.

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

Heraldry

The arms of Haspres are blazoned :
Azure, semy de lys Or dimidiated with Vert, a fess argent. (Ghissignies and Haspres use the same arms.)

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