Rousies

Rousies
Commune
A view within Rousies
A view within Rousies
Coat of arms of Rousies
Coat of arms
Location of Rousies
Map
Rousies is located in France
Rousies
Rousies
Rousies is located in Hauts-de-France
Rousies
Rousies
Coordinates: 50°16′20″N 4°00′24″E / 50.2722°N 4.0067°E / 50.2722; 4.0067
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementAvesnes-sur-Helpe
CantonFourmies
IntercommunalityCA Maubeuge Val de Sambre
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Josiane Suleck[1]
Area
1
5.79 km2 (2.24 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
4,043
 • Density700/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59514 /59131
Elevation122–167 m (400–548 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Rousies (French pronunciation: [ʁuzi]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]

It is located south of Maubeuge, on the river Solre.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 5,002—    
1975 4,522−1.43%
1982 4,377−0.46%
1990 4,302−0.22%
1999 4,257−0.12%
2007 4,202−0.16%
2012 4,273+0.34%
2017 4,016−1.23%
Source: INSEE[4]

Heraldry

Arms of Rousies
Arms of Rousies
 The arms of Rousies are blazoned :

Quarterly 1&4: Argent, 3 fesses gules; 2&3: Argent, 3 wagoner's axes top 2 addorsed gules. [5](Bermerain, Étrœungt, Féron, Ferrière-la-Grande, Lez-Fontaine, Rousies, Solre-le-Château and Solrinnes 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). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. ^ Arms of the families of Croÿ-Solre and Croÿ-Renty quartered
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