Crèvecœur-sur-l'Escaut

For other uses, see Crevecoeur (disambiguation).
Crèvecœur-sur-l’Escaut

Coat of arms
Crèvecœur-sur-l’Escaut

Coordinates: 50°06′23″N 3°15′06″E / 50.1064°N 3.2517°E / 50.1064; 3.2517Coordinates: 50°06′23″N 3°15′06″E / 50.1064°N 3.2517°E / 50.1064; 3.2517
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Nord
Arrondissement Cambrai
Canton Marcoing
Intercommunality Vallée de Vinchy
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Gilbert Drain
Area1 19.06 km2 (7.36 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 643
  Density 34/km2 (87/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 59161 / 59258
Elevation 60–147 m (197–482 ft)
(avg. 68 m or 223 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.

Crèvecœur-sur-l'Escaut is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

Heraldry

The arms of Crèvecœur-sur-l'Escaut are blazoned :

Or, 3 crescents gules. (Anneux, Crèvecœur-sur-l'Escaut, Rumilly-en-Cambrésis, Saint-Souplet and Wargnies-le-Petit use the same arms.)

See also

References

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