Cousolre

Cousolre
Cousolre
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Cousolre
Administration
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Avesnes-sur-Helpe
Canton	Solre-le-Château
Intercommunality	Nord-Est Avesnois
Mayor	Maurice Boisart (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	143–229 m (469–751 ft) (avg. 67 m/220 ft)
Land area1	20.98 km2 (8.10 sq mi)
Population2	2,362  (1999)
- Density	113 /km2 (290 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	59157/ 59149
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°14′47″N 4°09′00″E / 50.2463888889°N 4.15°E / 50.2463888889; 4.15

Cousolre is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

The nearest major city is Charleroi in Belgium (the village is very close to the Belgian border). It is about 25 km (16 mi) southwest of Charleroi and 15 km (9.3 mi) east of Maubeuge.

Heraldry

The arms of Cousolre 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