Lieu-Saint-Amand

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Lieu-Saint-Amand

Coat of arms
Lieu-Saint-Amand
Coordinates: 50°16′26″N 3°20′46″E / 50.2739°N 3.3461°E / 50.2739; 3.3461Coordinates: 50°16′26″N 3°20′46″E / 50.2739°N 3.3461°E / 50.2739; 3.3461
Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department Nord
Arrondissement Valenciennes
Canton Bouchain
Intercommunality Porte du Hainaut
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Jacques Boileux
Area
  Land1 5.11 km2 (1.97 sq mi)
Population (1999)
  Population2 1,247
  Population2 Density 240/km2 (630/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 59348 / 59111
Elevation 34–69 m (112–226 ft)
(avg. 38 m or 125 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.

Lieu-Saint-Amand is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is the home of the Sevel Nord facility, an automobile factory which builds Fiat vehicles.[1]

Heraldry

The arms of Lieu-Saint-Amand are blazoned :
Azure, semy de lys Or. = France Ancient (Ansacq, Brillon, Escaudain, Escautpont, Hélesmes, Hérin, Lecelles, Lieu-Saint-Amand, Lourches, Neuville-sur-Escaut, Rosult, Rumegies and Wignehies use the same arms.)

See also

References List

  1. http://www.autoedizione.com/next-week-the-fiat-era-in-french-sevel-nord-comes-to-an-end/
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