Estrées, Nord
For other places of the same name, see Estrées.
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Estrées | |
| Coordinates: 50°18′03″N 3°04′14″E / 50.3008°N 3.0705°ECoordinates: 50°18′03″N 3°04′14″E / 50.3008°N 3.0705°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Douai |
| Canton | Arleux |
| Intercommunality | Douaisis |
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| • Mayor (2001–2008) | Daniel Laczny |
| Area1 | 5.82 km2 (2.25 sq mi) |
| Population (1999)2 | 1,038 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (460/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59214 / 59151 |
| Elevation |
33–63 m (108–207 ft) (avg. 86 m or 282 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Estrées is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
It is one of many villages in the north of France bearing the name Estrées. The etymology of the name is from strata (cognate of English "street"), the word for the stone-layered Roman roads in the area (some of which turned into modern highways). Hence Estreti, village on the road which developed into Estrées.
Heraldry
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The arms of Estrées are blazoned : Vert, a fess ermine. (Oignies, Beaucamps-Ligny, Estrées, Gruson and Wicres use the same arms.) |
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