Rousies
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | North | |
| Arrondissement | Avesnes-sur-Helpe | |
| Canton | Fourmies | |
| Community association | Maubeuge Val de Sambre | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 16 ′ N , 4 ° 0 ′ E | |
| height | 122-167 m | |
| surface | 5.79 km 2 | |
| Residents | 4,016 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 694 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 59131 | |
| INSEE code | 59514 | |
| Website | http://www.mairie-rousies.fr | |
Rousies is a French municipality with 4016 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Nord in the region of Hauts-de-France . The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Avesnes-sur-Helpe and the canton of Fourmies .
geography
Rousies is located on the Solre River , which flows into the Sambre at the northern municipal boundary . Rousies is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Assevent in the north, Recquignies in the east and northeast, Cerfontaine in the east and southeast, Ferrière-la-Grande in the south, Louvroil in the southwest and Maubeuge in the northwest.
The former Route nationale 49 runs through the municipality . Ferrière-la-Grande is on one of the Way of St. James (Via Gallia Belgica).
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 | |
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| 4,286 | 5,002 | 4,522 | 4,377 | 4,302 | 4,257 | 4.184 | 4,289 | |
| Sources: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
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- Saint-Vaast church
- Notre-Dame des Lourdes chapel
Personalities
- Georges Fontené (1848–1923), mathematician
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Nord. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-119-8 , pp. 1249-1250.
Web links
Commons : Rousies - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Monuments historiques (objects) in Rousies in the base Palissy of the French Ministry of Culture