Crèvecœur-sur-l'Escaut
Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
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Crèvecœur-sur-l'Escaut (French pronunciation: [kʁɛvkœʁ syʁ lɛsko], literally Crèvecœur on the Scheldt) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]
Crèvecœur-sur-l'Escaut | |
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The town hall in Crèvecœur-sur-l'Escaut | |
_Nord-France.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Crèvecœur-sur-l'Escaut | |
  Crèvecœur-sur-l'Escaut  Crèvecœur-sur-l'Escaut | |
| Coordinates: 50°06′23″N 3°15′06″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Cambrai |
| Canton | Le Cateau-Cambrésis |
| Intercommunality | CA Cambrai |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Gilbert Drain[1] |
Area 1 | 19.06 km2 (7.36 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 716 |
| • Density | 37.6/km2 (97.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59161 /59258 |
| Elevation | 60–147 m (197–482 ft) (avg. 68 m or 223 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 Crèvecœur-sur-l'Escaut are blazoned : Or, 3 crescents gules. (Anneux, Crèvecœur-sur-l'Escaut, Rumilly-en-Cambrésis, Saint-Souplet and Wargnies-le-Petit use the same arms.)
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