Damousies

Damousies

Coat of arms
Damousies

Coordinates: 50°13′12″N 4°00′52″E / 50.22°N 4.0144°E / 50.22; 4.0144Coordinates: 50°13′12″N 4°00′52″E / 50.22°N 4.0144°E / 50.22; 4.0144
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Nord
Arrondissement Avesnes-sur-Helpe
Canton Maubeuge-Sud
Intercommunality vallées de la Solre, de la Thure et de l'Helpe
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Bertrand Soil
Area1 5 km2 (2 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 236
  Density 47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 59169 / 59680
Elevation 137–190 m (449–623 ft)
(avg. 143 m or 469 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.

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

Heraldry

The arms of Damousies are blazoned :

Bendy Or and gules. (Avesnes-sur-Helpe, Cartignies, Damousies, Dimechaux, Dimont, Felleries, Larouillies, Lomme, and Ramousies use the same arms.)

See also

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