Cousolre

Cousolre
Commune
A view within Cousolre
A view within Cousolre
Coat of arms of Cousolre
Coat of arms
Location of Cousolre
Map
Cousolre is located in France
Cousolre
Cousolre
Cousolre is located in Hauts-de-France
Cousolre
Cousolre
Coordinates: 50°14′47″N 4°09′00″E / 50.2464°N 4.15°E / 50.2464; 4.15
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementAvesnes-sur-Helpe
CantonFourmies
IntercommunalityCA Maubeuge Val de Sambre
Government
 • Mayor (2021–2026) Albert Jallay[1]
Area
1
20.98 km2 (8.10 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,169
 • Density100/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59157 /59149
Elevation143–229 m (469–751 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Cousolre (French pronunciation: [kusɔ(l)ʁ]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]

The nearest major city is Charleroi in Belgium (the village is very close to the Belgian border). It is about 25 km (16 mi) southwest of Charleroi and 15 km (9.3 mi) east of Maubeuge.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 3,004—    
1975 2,894−0.53%
1982 2,632−1.35%
1990 2,471−0.79%
1999 2,362−0.50%
2007 2,504+0.73%
2012 2,355−1.22%
2017 2,270−0.73%
2021 2,169−1.13%
Source: INSEE[4]

Heraldry

Arms of Cousolre
Arms of Cousolre
 The arms of Cousolre are blazoned :

Or, 3 chevrons sable. (Bersillies, Boeschepe, Boussières-sur-Sambre, Colleret, Cousolre, Flaumont-Waudrechies, Hautmont, Limont-Fontaine, Lompret, Masny, Neuville-en-Avesnois and Saint-Rémy-du-Nord 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
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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