Loffre
| Loffre | ||
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  Loffre | ||
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Loffre | ||
| Coordinates: 50°21′25″N 3°10′12″E / 50.3569°N 3.17°ECoordinates: 50°21′25″N 3°10′12″E / 50.3569°N 3.17°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie | |
| Department | Nord | |
| Arrondissement | Douai | |
| Canton | Douai-Sud | |
| Intercommunality | Cœur d'Ostrevent | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Yves Brillon | |
| Area1 | 2.6 km2 (1.0 sq mi) | |
| Population (1999)2 | 726 | |
| • Density | 280/km2 (720/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59354 / 59182 | |
| Elevation |
20–39 m (66–128 ft) (avg. 26 m or 85 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. | ||
Loffre is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
It is 6 km (3.7 mi) east of Douai.
Heraldry
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The arms of Loffre are blazoned : Azure semy de lys Or, a stag argent. (Capelle, Loffre, Neuville-Saint-Rémy, Pecquencourt, and Vred use the same arms.) |
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