Eccles, Nord
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Country | France |
Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy |
Department | Nord |
Arrondissement | Avesnes-sur-Helpe |
Canton | Solre-le-Château |
Intercommunality | Vallées de la Solre, de la Thure et de l'Helpe |
Government | |
• Mayor (2001–2008) | Jean-Claude Ansiaux |
Area1 | 3.54 km2 (1.37 sq mi) |
Population (1999)2 | 111 |
• Density | 31/km2 (81/sq mi) |
INSEE/Postal code | 59186 / 59740 |
Elevation | 170–223 m (558–732 ft) (avg. 90 m or 300 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. |
Eccles is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
It is about 15 km (9.3 mi) southeast of Maubeuge.
Heraldry
The arms of Eccles are blazoned : Argent, 3 lions gules, armed, langued and crowned Or. (Eccles, Nord and Villers-Sire-Nicole use the same arms.) |
See also
References
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