Prisches

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Prisches
Coat of arms of Prisches
Prisches (France)
Prisches
region Hauts-de-France
Department North
Arrondissement Avesnes-sur-Helpe
Canton Avesnes-sur-Helpe
Community association Coeur de l'Avesnois
Coordinates 50 ° 5 '  N , 3 ° 46'  E Coordinates: 50 ° 5 '  N , 3 ° 46'  E
height 153-202 m
surface 23.11 km 2
Residents 1,081 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 47 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 59550
INSEE code 59474

Mairie and school

Prisches is a municipality with 1,081 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the French department of Nord in the region of Hauts-de-France . It belongs to the canton of Avesnes-sur-Helpe (until 2015: Canton Landrecies ) in the Arrondissement of Avesnes-sur-Helpe . The residents call themselves Prischois (es) .

location

Prisches borders the Aisne department in the south . The neighboring municipalities in the north department are Le Favril in the west, Maroilles in the north-west, Grand-Fayt in the north, Petit-Fayt in the north-east and Beaurepaire-sur-Sambre in the east. The Rivièrette river crosses the municipality. The former Route nationale 364 leads via Prisches.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2008 2013
Residents 1183 1115 982 929 956 959 988 1020

Attractions

  • Saint-Nicolas church
  • Wayside shrines
  • Floor cross
  • Former Notre-Dame de Prisches Catholic Church
  • War memorial
Saint-Nicolas church in the center of Prisches

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes du Nord. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-119-8 , pp. 936-938.

Web links

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