Ghissignies

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Ghissignies
Ghissignies eglise.jpg
Coat of arms of Ghissignies
Coat of arms
Ghissignies is located in France
Ghissignies
Ghissignies
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region
Ghissignies is located in Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Ghissignies
Ghissignies
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Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy
Department Nord
Arrondissement Avesnes-sur-Helpe
Canton Le Quesnoy-Est
Intercommunality Quercitain
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Pierre Deudon
Area1 4.52 km2 (1.75 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 423
 • Density 94/km2 (240/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 59259 / 59530
Elevation 82–134 m (269–440 ft)
(avg. 116 m or 381 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.

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

Heraldry

Arms of Ghissignies
The arms of Ghissignies are blazoned :

Azure, semy de lys Or dimidiated with Vert, a fess argent. (Ghissignies and Haspres use the same arms.)



See also

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