Étrœungt

Coordinates: 50°03′29″N 3°55′42″E / 50.0581°N 3.9283°E / 50.0581; 3.9283
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Étrœungt
A view within Étrœungt
A view within Étrœungt
Coat of arms of Étrœungt
Location of Étrœungt
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Étrœungt is located in France
Étrœungt
Étrœungt
Étrœungt is located in Hauts-de-France
Étrœungt
Étrœungt
Coordinates: 50°03′29″N 3°55′42″E / 50.0581°N 3.9283°E / 50.0581; 3.9283
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementAvesnes-sur-Helpe
CantonAvesnes-sur-Helpe
IntercommunalityCœur de l'Avesnois
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Vincent Justice[1]
Area
1
25.1 km2 (9.7 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,273
 • Density51/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59218 /59219
Elevation148–217 m (486–712 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Étrœungt (French pronunciation: [e.tʁœ̃]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]

Geography[edit]

The river Helpe Mineure (one of Sambre's affluents) runs through the village.[4] The river is subject to occasional flooding. Étrœungt is bordered by ten other communes, including two from Aisne department: Avesnelles, Boulogne-sur-Helpe, Féron, Floyon, Haut-Lieu, La Flamengrie (Aisne), Larouillies, Rainsars, Rocquigny (Aisne), Sémeries. The nearest train station is (SNCF) Avesnes-sur-Helpe. It is 110 km from Lille (Préfecture du Nord), Brussels and Reims (Marne); 55 km from Valenciennes, Laon, Mons and Charleroi; 22 km from Maubeuge; 10 km from Fourmies and 7 km from Avesnes-sur-Helpe. Highways leading to Étrœungt are the RN2 from Paris to Brussels. Belgium is just 15 km away.

Heraldry[edit]

Arms of Étrœungt
Arms of Étrœungt
The arms of Étrœungt are blazoned :

Quarterly 1&4: Argent, 3 fesses gules; 2&3: Argent, 3 wagoner's axes top 2 addorsed gules. [5](Bermerain, Étrœungt, Féron, Ferrière-la-Grande, Lez-Fontaine, Rousies, Solre-le-Château and Solrinnes use the same arms.)



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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - Helpe Mineure (D0130700)".
  5. ^ Arms of the families of Croÿ-Solre and Croÿ-Renty quartered