Colleret

Colleret
Colleret
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Colleret
Administration
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Avesnes-sur-Helpe
Canton	Maubeuge-Sud
Intercommunality	Maubeuge Val de Sambre
Mayor	Bernadette Lejuste (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	138–214 m (453–702 ft) (avg. 181 m/594 ft)
Land area1	18.79 km2 (7.25 sq mi)
Population2	1,649  (1999)
- Density	88 /km2 (230 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	59151/ 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′26″N 4°04′36″E / 50.2572222222°N 4.07666666667°E / 50.2572222222; 4.07666666667

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

Heraldry

The arms of Colleret are blazoned : Or, 3 chevrons sable. (Bersillies, Boeschepe, Boussières-sur-Sambre, Colleret, Cousolre, Flaumont-Waudrechies, Hautmont, Limont-Fontaine, Lompret, Masny, Neuville-en-Avesnois and Saint-Rémy-du-Nord use the same arms)

See also

• Communes of the Nord department

References

• INSEE commune file