Ruesnes

Ruesnes

Coat of arms
Ruesnes

Coordinates: 50°15′34″N 3°35′08″E / 50.2594°N 3.5856°E / 50.2594; 3.5856Coordinates: 50°15′34″N 3°35′08″E / 50.2594°N 3.5856°E / 50.2594; 3.5856
Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department Nord
Arrondissement Avesnes-sur-Helpe
Canton Le Quesnoy-Est
Intercommunality Quercitain
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Robert Brasseur
Area1 6.75 km2 (2.61 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 496
  Density 73/km2 (190/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 59518 / 59530
Elevation 80–114 m (262–374 ft)
(avg. 125 m or 410 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.

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

Heraldry

The arms of Ruesnes are blazoned :
Azure, a wolf rampant Or.

See also

References

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