Houdain-lez-Bavay

Houdain-lez-Bavay
Houdain-lez-Bavay

Coordinates: 50°18′54″N 3°47′07″E / 50.315°N 3.7853°E / 50.315; 3.7853Coordinates: 50°18′54″N 3°47′07″E / 50.315°N 3.7853°E / 50.315; 3.7853
Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department Nord
Arrondissement Avesnes-sur-Helpe
Canton Bavay
Intercommunality Bavaisis
Government
  Mayor (20012008) Alain Ruter
Area1 12.18 km2 (4.70 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 911
  Density 75/km2 (190/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 59315 / 59570
Elevation 94–147 m (308–482 ft)
(avg. 136 m or 446 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.

Houdain-lez-Bavay is a communes in the Nord department in northern France.

Heraldry

The arms of Houdain-lez-Bavay are blazoned :
Or, a chief bendy gules and argent.

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