Solre-le-Château
| Solre-le-Château | |
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  Solre-le-Château | |
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Location within Hauts-de-France region  Solre-le-Château | |
| Coordinates: 50°10′31″N 4°05′33″E / 50.1753°N 4.0925°ECoordinates: 50°10′31″N 4°05′33″E / 50.1753°N 4.0925°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Avesnes-sur-Helpe |
| Canton | Solre-le-Château |
| Intercommunality | vallées de la Solre, de la Thure et de l'Helpe |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Philippe Lety |
| Area1 | 13.76 km2 (5.31 sq mi) |
| Population (1999)2 | 1,861 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (350/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59572 / 59740 |
| Elevation |
168–236 m (551–774 ft) (avg. 200 m or 660 ft) |
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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. | |
Solre-le-Château is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
Heraldry
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The arms of Solre-le-Château are blazoned : Quarterly 1&4: Argent, 3 fesses gules; 2&3: Argent, 3 wagoner's axes top 2 addorsed gules. [1](Bermerain, Étrœungt, Féron, Ferrière-la-Grande, Lez-Fontaine, Rousies, Solre-le-Château and Solrinnes use the same arms.) |
See also
References
- ↑ Arms of the families of Croÿ-Solre and Croÿ-Renty quartered
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