Haussy | |
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Coordinates: 50°13′07″N 3°28′52″E / 50.2186°N 3.4811°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Nord |
Arrondissement | Cambrai |
Canton | Caudry |
Intercommunality | CC Pays Solesmois |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Marc Boucly[1] |
Area 1 | 16.22 km2 (6.26 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 1,492 |
• Density | 92/km2 (240/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 59289 /59294 |
Elevation | 50–109 m (164–358 ft) (avg. 60 m or 200 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Haussy (French pronunciation: [osi]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]
It is 15 km (9.3 mi) south of Valenciennes.
During World War I the Germans occupied Haussy. Their brutal treatment of the native French inhabitants is recorded by Private A S Bullock in his memoir, but among his mementoes Bullock also kept a postcard he found on the floor of the village school on 23 October 1918, referring to more peaceful times, including 'Eugenie's first communion'.[4]
The arms of Haussy are blazoned : Or, a lion gules. (Pont-l'Abbé, Escarmain and Haussy (see also Râches) use the same arms.)
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