Liessies
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Liessies | |
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Liessies | |
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region Liessies | |
Coordinates: 50°07′07″N 4°04′58″E / 50.1186°N 4.0828°ECoordinates: 50°07′07″N 4°04′58″E / 50.1186°N 4.0828°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
Department | Nord |
Arrondissement | Avesnes-sur-Helpe |
Canton | Solre-le-Château |
Intercommunality | vallées de la Solre, de la Thure et de l'Helpe |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Alain Richard |
Area | |
• Land1 | 17.6 km2 (6.8 sq mi) |
Population (1999) | |
• Population2 | 501 |
• Population2 Density | 28/km2 (74/sq mi) |
INSEE/Postal code | 59347 / 59740 |
Elevation |
157–234 m (515–768 ft) (avg. 182 m or 597 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. |
Liessies is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
It is known for Liessies Abbey, of which the abbey church and the park have been preserved.
Heraldry
The arms of Liessies are blazoned : |
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