Quiévy

Quiévy
Quiévy

Coordinates: 50°10′01″N 3°25′42″E / 50.1669°N 3.4283°E / 50.1669; 3.4283Coordinates: 50°10′01″N 3°25′42″E / 50.1669°N 3.4283°E / 50.1669; 3.4283
Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department Nord
Arrondissement Cambrai
Canton Carnières
Intercommunality CaudrésisCatésis
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Daniel Blairon
Area1 6.86 km2 (2.65 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 1,731
  Density 250/km2 (650/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 59485 / 59214
Elevation 75–117 m (246–384 ft)
(avg. 100 m or 330 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.

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

Heraldry

The arms of Quiévy are blazoned :

Per fess 1: Azure, a latin cross enfiled of a crown of thorns Or; 2: Gules, 3 fleurs de lys Or. (Boussières-en-Cambrésis, Morenchies and Quiévy use the same arms.)

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References

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