Sains-du-Nord

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Sains-du-Nord
Coat of arms of Sains-du-Nord
Sains-du-Nord (France)
Sains-du-Nord
region Hauts-de-France
Department North
Arrondissement Avesnes-sur-Helpe
Canton Fourmies
Community association Coeur de l'Avesnois
Coordinates 50 ° 6 ′  N , 4 ° 1 ′  E Coordinates: 50 ° 6 ′  N , 4 ° 1 ′  E
height 163-234 m
surface 16.03 km 2
Residents 2,892 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 180 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 59177
INSEE code
Website http://www.ville-sainsdunord.fr/

Town hall (Mairie) of Sains-du-Nord

Sains-du-Nord is a French commune with a population of 2,892 (1 January 2017) in the department of Nord in the region of Hauts-de-France . It belongs to the arrondissement of Avesnes-sur-Helpe , in the canton of Fourmies . The inhabitants are called Sainsois .

geography

Sains-du-Nord is located in the Thiérache , a landscape in the western foothills of the Ardennes , about 20 kilometers west of the border with Belgium . Sains-du-Nord is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Ramousies in the north, Liessies in the east and northeast, Trélon in the southeast, Glageon in the south and southeast, Féron in the south, Rainsars in the southwest and Sémeries in the northwest.

The former route nationale 351 (today's D951) runs through the municipality .

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2011
Residents 3,641 3,545 3,424 3,373 3,219 3,148 3,067 3,000

Attractions

Saint-Rémy church

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes du Nord. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-119-8 , pp. 156-158.

Web links

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