Liessies

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Liessies
Liessies coat of arms
Liessies (France)
Liessies
region Hauts-de-France
Department North
Arrondissement Avesnes-sur-Helpe
Canton Fourmies
Community association Coeur de l'Avesnois
Coordinates 50 ° 7 '  N , 4 ° 5'  E Coordinates: 50 ° 7 '  N , 4 ° 5'  E
height 157-234 m
surface 17.6 km 2
Residents 533 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 30 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 59740
INSEE code 59347

Town hall (Mairie) of Liessies

Liessies is a French municipality with 533 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in Nord in the region of Hauts-de-France . It belongs to the arrondissement of Avesnes-sur-Helpe and the canton of Fourmies (until 2015: canton of Solre-le-Château ). The inhabitants are called Laetitiens .

geography

Liessies is located about 19 kilometers south-southeast of Maubeuge on the Helpe Majeure . Neighboring communities of Liessies are Felleries in the north, Willies and Eppe-Sauvage in the east, Trélon in the south and south-east, Sains-du-Nord in the south and south-west and Ramousies in the west.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2013
Residents 661 638 597 513 531 501 531 533
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

See also: List of Monuments historiques in Liessies

  • Saint-Jean church
  • Saint-Lambert Church
  • Chapel of Sainte-Hiltrude
  • Remains of the former Benedictine monastery of Liessies, founded in 751
  • La Motte Castle, now a hotel
  • Bridge and mill on Helpe Majeure

  • Saint-Lambert Church

  • Lissies Monastery

  • Chapel of Sainte-Hiltrude

  • La Motte Castle

  • Bridge and mill on Helpe Majeure

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes du Nord. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-119-8 , pp. 1532-1535.

Web links

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