La Groise
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  La Groise | ||
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  La Groise | ||
| Coordinates: 50°04′33″N 3°40′57″E / 50.0758°N 3.6825°ECoordinates: 50°04′33″N 3°40′57″E / 50.0758°N 3.6825°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie | |
| Department | Nord | |
| Arrondissement | Cambrai | |
| Canton | Le Cateau-Cambrésis | |
| Intercommunality | Caudrésis–Catésis | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-Marie Dumont | |
| Area1 | 9.38 km2 (3.62 sq mi) | |
| Population (2009)2 | 461 | |
| • Density | 49/km2 (130/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59274 / 59360 | |
| Elevation | 138–186 m (453–610 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. | ||
La Groise is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
Heraldry
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The arms of La Groise are blazoned : Per bend sinister gules and azure, a sword bendwise sinister Or with a guard argent charged with a cross gules, between a tower argent pierced and charged with the letter 'K' on the door sable, and a wyvern Or langued gules. |
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