Colleret

Colleret

Coat of arms
Colleret

Coordinates: 50°15′26″N 4°04′36″E / 50.2572°N 4.0767°E / 50.2572; 4.0767Coordinates: 50°15′26″N 4°04′36″E / 50.2572°N 4.0767°E / 50.2572; 4.0767
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Nord
Arrondissement Avesnes-sur-Helpe
Canton Maubeuge-Sud
Intercommunality Maubeuge Val de Sambre
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Bernadette Lejuste
Area1 18.79 km2 (7.25 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 1,649
  Density 88/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 59151 / 59680
Elevation 138–214 m (453–702 ft)
(avg. 181 m or 594 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.

Colleret is a commune of the Nord department in northern France.

Heraldry

The arms of Colleret 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.)

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