Prisches

Prisches
Prisches

Coordinates: 50°04′51″N 3°46′03″E / 50.0808°N 3.7675°E / 50.0808; 3.7675Coordinates: 50°04′51″N 3°46′03″E / 50.0808°N 3.7675°E / 50.0808; 3.7675
Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department Nord
Arrondissement Avesnes-sur-Helpe
Canton Landrecies
Intercommunality Deux Helpes
Government
  Mayor (20012008) Jean-Claude Fovez
Area1 23.11 km2 (8.92 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 959
  Density 41/km2 (110/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 59474 / 59550
Elevation 153–202 m (502–663 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.

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

Heraldry

The arms of Prisches are blazoned :

Azure, a fess Or. (Beaurepaire-sur-Sambre, Borre, Morbecque, Prisches, Cazilhac and Aubière use the same arms.)

See also

References

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