Gommegnies

Gommegnies

Coat of arms
Gommegnies

Coordinates: 50°16′18″N 3°42′21″E / 50.271596°N 3.705856°E / 50.271596; 3.705856Coordinates: 50°16′18″N 3°42′21″E / 50.271596°N 3.705856°E / 50.271596; 3.705856
Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department Nord
Arrondissement Avesnes-sur-Helpe
Canton Le Quesnoy-Ouest
Intercommunality Quercitain
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Michel Copros
Area1 15.78 km2 (6.09 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 2,002
  Density 130/km2 (330/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 59265 / 59144
Elevation 100–152 m (328–499 ft)
(avg. 124 m or 407 ft)

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.

Gommegnies is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

Heraldry

The arms of Gommegnies are blazoned :

Gules, a fess and in chief a vivre Or. [a vivre is a thin barrulet dancetty] (Gommegnies, Hornaing and Mastaing use the same arms.)

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