Liessies

Liessies
Commune
The church in Liessies
The church in Liessies
Coat of arms of Liessies
Coat of arms
Location of Liessies
Map
Liessies is located in France
Liessies
Liessies
Liessies is located in Hauts-de-France
Liessies
Liessies
Coordinates: 50°07′07″N 4°04′58″E / 50.1186°N 4.0828°E / 50.1186; 4.0828
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementAvesnes-sur-Helpe
CantonFourmies
IntercommunalityCC Cœur de l'Avesnois
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Alain Richard[1]
Area
1
17.6 km2 (6.8 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
531
 • Density30/km2 (78/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59347 /59740
Elevation157–234 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.

Heraldry

Arms of Liessies
Arms of Liessies
 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.)



See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
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