Liessies
The church in Liessies
The church in Liessies
Coat of arms of Liessies
Location of Liessies
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Liessies is located in France
Liessies
Liessies
Liessies is located in Hauts-de-France
Liessies
Liessies
Coordinates: 50°07′07″N 4°04′58″E / 50.1186°N 4.0828°E / 50.1186; 4.0828
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementAvesnes-sur-Helpe
CantonFourmies
IntercommunalityCC Cœur de l'Avesnois
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Alain Richard[1]
Area
1
17.6 km2 (6.8 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
531
 • Density30/km2 (78/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59347 /59740
Elevation157–234 m (515–768 ft)
(avg. 182 m or 597 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Liessies (French pronunciation: [ljɛsi]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]

It is known for Liessies Abbey, of which the abbey church and the park have been preserved.

Heraldry

Arms of Liessies
Arms of Liessies
The arms of Liessies are blazoned :

Argent, a boar's head erased sable, armed argent langued gules. (Liessies, Sains-du-Nord and Sémeries use the same arms.)



See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file