Wambaix

Wambaix

Coat of arms
Wambaix

Coordinates: 50°07′47″N 3°18′21″E / 50.1297°N 3.3058°E / 50.1297; 3.3058Coordinates: 50°07′47″N 3°18′21″E / 50.1297°N 3.3058°E / 50.1297; 3.3058
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Nord
Arrondissement Cambrai
Canton Carnières
Intercommunality Cambrai
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Bruno Cardon
Area1 6.17 km2 (2.38 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 332
  Density 54/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 59635 / 59400
Elevation 75–123 m (246–404 ft)
(avg. 102 m or 335 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.

Wambaix is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

Heraldry

The arms of Wambaix are blazoned :

Azure, a wyvern Or, langued gules. (Bévillers, Honnechy, Ramillies and Wambaix use the same arms.)

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