Rousies

Rousies (French pronunciation: ​[ʁuzi]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

Rousies
Commune
A view within Rousies
Coat of arms
Location of Rousies
Rousies
Rousies
Coordinates: 50°16′20″N 4°00′24″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementAvesnes-sur-Helpe
CantonFourmies
IntercommunalityCA Maubeuge Val de Sambre
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Josiane Suleck[1]
Area
1
5.79 km2 (2.24 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[2]
4,072
 • Density700/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59514 /59131
Elevation122–167 m (400–548 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It is located south of Maubeuge, on the river Solre.

Heraldry
Arms of Rousies
 The arms of Rousies are blazoned :

Quarterly 1&4: Argent, 3 fesses gules; 2&3: Argent, 3 wagoner's axes top 2 addorsed gules. [3](Bermerain, Étrœungt, Féron, Ferrière-la-Grande, Lez-Fontaine, Rousies, Solre-le-Château and Solrinnes use the same arms.)



Attractions

Despite its small size, Rousies does boast a music school.

See also

References
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
  3. Arms of the families of Croÿ-Solre and Croÿ-Renty quartered


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