Cerfontaine, Nord

Cerfontaine
Cerfontaine
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Cerfontaine
Administration
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Avesnes-sur-Helpe
Canton	Maubeuge-Sud
Mayor	Jacky Sautier (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	135–183 m (443–600 ft) (avg. 156 m/512 ft)
Land area1	3.87 km2 (1.49 sq mi)
Population2	559  (1999)
- Density	144 /km2 (370 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	59142/ 59680
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.

Coordinates: 50°15′42″N 4°01′41″E / 50.2616666667°N 4.02805555556°E / 50.2616666667; 4.02805555556

Cerfontaine is a commune of the Nord department in northern France.

Heraldry

The arms of Cerfontaine are blazoned : Or, a cross engrailed gules. (Artres, Bettrechies, Cerfontaine, Denain, Eth, Lesquin, Obies, Quérénaing, Semousies, Wambrechies and Warlaing use the same arms)

See also

• Communes of the Nord department

References

• INSEE commune file