Wallers
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The Church of St. Barbara viewed from the mines of Anzin | |
Wallers | |
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region Wallers | |
Coordinates: 50°22′30″N 3°23′31″E / 50.375°N 3.392°ECoordinates: 50°22′30″N 3°23′31″E / 50.375°N 3.392°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
Department | Nord |
Arrondissement | Valenciennes |
Canton | Valenciennes-Nord |
Intercommunality | Porte du Hainaut |
Government | |
• Mayor (2001–2008) | Claude Larcanché |
Area1 | 20.89 km2 (8.07 sq mi) |
Population (1999)2 | 5,582 |
• Density | 270/km2 (690/sq mi) |
INSEE/Postal code | 59632 / 59135 |
Elevation |
15–135 m (49–443 ft) (avg. 23 m or 75 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. |
Wallers is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
Heraldry
The arms of Wallers are blazoned : Or, 3 fesses gules. (Saint-Hilaire-lez-Cambrai, Villereau and Wallers, Rambures use the same arms.) |
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References
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