Liessies | |
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The church in Liessies | |
Coordinates: 50°07′07″N 4°04′58″E / 50.1186°N 4.0828°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Nord |
Arrondissement | Avesnes-sur-Helpe |
Canton | Fourmies |
Intercommunality | CC Cœur de l'Avesnois |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Alain Richard [1] |
Area 1 | 17.6 km2 (6.8 sq mi) |
Population (2021)
[2] | 531 |
• Density | 30/km2 (78/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+02:00 ( CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code |
59347 /59740 |
Elevation | 157–234 m (515–768 ft) (avg. 182 m or 597 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Liessies (French pronunciation: [ljɛsi]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. [3]
It is known for Liessies Abbey, of which the abbey church and the park have been preserved.
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The arms of Liessies are
blazoned : Argent, a boar's head erased sable, armed argent langued gules. ( Liessies, Sains-du-Nord and Sémeries use the same arms.)
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Liessies | |
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The church in Liessies | |
Coordinates: 50°07′07″N 4°04′58″E / 50.1186°N 4.0828°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Nord |
Arrondissement | Avesnes-sur-Helpe |
Canton | Fourmies |
Intercommunality | CC Cœur de l'Avesnois |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Alain Richard [1] |
Area 1 | 17.6 km2 (6.8 sq mi) |
Population (2021)
[2] | 531 |
• Density | 30/km2 (78/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+02:00 ( CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code |
59347 /59740 |
Elevation | 157–234 m (515–768 ft) (avg. 182 m or 597 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Liessies (French pronunciation: [ljɛsi]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. [3]
It is known for Liessies Abbey, of which the abbey church and the park have been preserved.
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The arms of Liessies are
blazoned : Argent, a boar's head erased sable, armed argent langued gules. ( Liessies, Sains-du-Nord and Sémeries use the same arms.)
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