Solre-le-Château (French pronunciation: [sɔʁ lə ʃɑto] ) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3] The river Solre flows through the commune.
Solre-le-Château | |
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 A general view of Solre-le-Château | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Solre-le-Château  | |
  Solre-le-Château  Solre-le-Château | |
| Coordinates: 50°10′31″N 4°05′33″E / 50.1753°N 4.0925°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Avesnes-sur-Helpe |
| Canton | Fourmies |
| Intercommunality | CC Cœur de l'Avesnois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Patrick Dehen[1] |
Area 1 | 13.76 km2 (5.31 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 1,776 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59572 /59740 |
| Elevation | 168–236 m (551–774 ft) (avg. 200 m or 660 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Heraldry
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The arms of Solre-le-Château are blazoned : Quarterly 1&4: Argent, 3 fesses gules; 2&3: Argent, 3 wagoner's axes top 2 addorsed gules. [4](Bermerain, Étrœungt, Féron, Ferrière-la-Grande, Lez-Fontaine, Rousies, Solre-le-Château and Solrinnes use the same arms.)
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See also
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edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Arms of the families of Croÿ-Solre and Croÿ-Renty quartered
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