Wasnes-au-Bac

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Wasnes-au-Bac
Wasnes-au-Bac
Coordinates: 50°16′17″N 3°15′36″E / 50.2714°N 3.26°E / 50.2714; 3.26Coordinates: 50°16′17″N 3°15′36″E / 50.2714°N 3.26°E / 50.2714; 3.26
Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department Nord
Arrondissement Valenciennes
Canton Bouchain
Intercommunality Porte du Hainaut
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Jules Cornet
Area
 • Land1 5.19 km2 (2.00 sq mi)
Population (1999)
 • Population2 512
 • Population2 Density 99/km2 (260/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 59645 / 59252
Elevation 32–63 m (105–207 ft)
(avg. 42 m or 138 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.

Wasnes-au-Bac is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

Heraldry

The arms of Wasnes-au-Bac are blazoned :
Azure, 3 garbs Or. (in addition to the following, other places use similar arms, but with the garbs tied different colours Chaumes-en-Brie, Bonnétable, Capelle-Fermont, Estevelles, Saint-Sever-Calvados, Gerberoy and Wasnes-au-Bac use the same arms.)

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