Cousolre
Commune in Hauts-de-France, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cousolre (French pronunciation: [kusɔ(l)ʁ]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]
Cousolre | |
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 A view within Cousolre | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Cousolre  | |
  Cousolre  Cousolre | |
| Coordinates: 50°14′47″N 4°09′00″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Avesnes-sur-Helpe |
| Canton | Fourmies |
| Intercommunality | CA Maubeuge Val de Sambre |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2021–2026) | Albert Jallay[1] |
| Area 1 | 20.98 km2 (8.10 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 2,169 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (270/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59157 /59149 |
| Elevation | 143–229 m (469–751 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
The nearest major city is Charleroi in Belgium (the village is very close to the Belgian border). It is about 25 km (16 mi) southwest of Charleroi and 15 km (9.3 mi) east of Maubeuge.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 3,004 | — |
| 1975 | 2,894 | −0.53% |
| 1982 | 2,632 | −1.35% |
| 1990 | 2,471 | −0.79% |
| 1999 | 2,362 | −0.50% |
| 2007 | 2,504 | +0.73% |
| 2012 | 2,355 | −1.22% |
| 2017 | 2,270 | −0.73% |
| 2021 | 2,169 | −1.13% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
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The arms of Cousolre are blazoned : Or, 3 chevrons sable. (Bersillies, Boeschepe, Boussières-sur-Sambre, Colleret, Cousolre, Flaumont-Waudrechies, Hautmont, Limont-Fontaine, Lompret, Masny, Neuville-en-Avesnois and Saint-Rémy-du-Nord use the same arms.)
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