Wavrechain-sous-Faulx

Wavrechain-sous-Faulx

Coat of arms
Wavrechain-sous-Faulx

Coordinates: 50°16′24″N 3°17′14″E / 50.2733°N 3.2872°E / 50.2733; 3.2872Coordinates: 50°16′24″N 3°17′14″E / 50.2733°N 3.2872°E / 50.2733; 3.2872
Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department Nord
Arrondissement Valenciennes
Canton Bouchain
Intercommunality Porte du Hainaut
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Jean-Claude Maire
Area1 3.8 km2 (1.5 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 368
  Density 97/km2 (250/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 59652 / 59111
Elevation 31–59 m (102–194 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.

Wavrechain-sous-Faulx is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

Heraldry

The arms of Wavrechain-sous-Faulx are blazoned :
Or, 3 leopards sable impaled with Azure, a chevron Or between 3 bezants (Or).

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