Forest-en-Cambrésis

Forest-en-Cambrésis

Coat of arms
Forest-en-Cambrésis

Coordinates: 50°08′30″N 3°34′20″E / 50.1417°N 3.5722°E / 50.1417; 3.5722Coordinates: 50°08′30″N 3°34′20″E / 50.1417°N 3.5722°E / 50.1417; 3.5722
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Nord
Arrondissement Avesnes-sur-Helpe
Canton Landrecies
Intercommunality Pays de Mormal et Maroilles
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Maurice Saniez
Area1 8.87 km2 (3.42 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 506
  Density 57/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 59246 / 59222
Elevation 89–154 m (292–505 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.

Forest-en-Cambrésis is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

Heraldry

The arms of Forest-en-Cambrésis are blazoned :
Argent, 3 crescents sable.

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