Fontaine-au-Pire
Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
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Fontaine-au-Pire (French pronunciation: [fɔ̃tɛn o piʁ]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]
Fontaine-au-Pire | |
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The church in Fontaine-au-Pire | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Fontaine-au-Pire | |
  Fontaine-au-Pire  Fontaine-au-Pire | |
| Coordinates: 50°07′50″N 3°22′32″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Cambrai |
| Canton | Le Cateau-Cambrésis |
| Intercommunality | CA Caudrésis–Catésis |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Claude Gérard[1] |
Area 1 | 7.57 km2 (2.92 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,214 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (415/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59243 /59157 |
| Elevation | 87–129 m (285–423 ft) (avg. 126 m or 413 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 Fontaine-au-Pire are blazoned : Azure, a mullet, and in chief a label of 3 points Or. (Abancourt and Fontaine-au-Pire use the same arms.)
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