Wasnes-au-Bac
Wasnes-au-Bac | |
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Wasnes-au-Bac | |
Location within Hauts-de-France region Wasnes-au-Bac | |
Coordinates: 50°16′17″N 3°15′36″E / 50.2714°N 3.26°ECoordinates: 50°16′17″N 3°15′36″E / 50.2714°N 3.26°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Nord |
Arrondissement | Valenciennes |
Canton | Bouchain |
Intercommunality | Porte du Hainaut |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Jules Cornet |
Area1 | 5.19 km2 (2.00 sq mi) |
Population (1999)2 | 512 |
• Density | 99/km2 (260/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
INSEE/Postal code | 59645 / 59252 |
Elevation |
32–63 m (105–207 ft) (avg. 42 m or 138 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. |
Wasnes-au-Bac is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
Heraldry
The arms of Wasnes-au-Bac are blazoned : Azure, 3 garbs Or. (in addition to the following, other places use similar arms, but with the garbs tied different colours Chaumes-en-Brie, Bonnétable, Capelle-Fermont, Estevelles, Saint-Sever-Calvados, Gerberoy and Wasnes-au-Bac use the same arms.) |
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