Eccles, Nord

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

Eccles
The town hall in Eccles
Coat of arms
Location of Eccles
Eccles
Eccles
Coordinates: 50°12′21″N 4°06′10″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementAvesnes-sur-Helpe
CantonFourmies
IntercommunalityCommunauté de communes du Cœur de l'Avesnois
Government
  Mayor (2014-2020) Jean-Claude Ansiaux
Area
1
3.54 km2 (1.37 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
84
  Density24/km2 (61/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59186 /59740
Elevation170–223 m (558–732 ft)
(avg. 90 m or 300 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It is about 15 km (9.3 mi) southeast of Maubeuge.

Heraldry

Arms of Eccles
The arms of Eccles are blazoned :

Argent, 3 lions gules, armed, langued and crowned Or. (Eccles, Nord and Villers-Sire-Nicole use the same arms.)

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gollark: It makes `SoI` now, which... is an acronym, at least?
gollark: Just noticed this in a progeny:https://dragcave.net/view/L5EONIt was the child of a chrono but unfortunately came out thalassa. And isn't mine.
gollark: I mean, apart from `Sol`, but that's only 3 letters.
gollark: What would it be *otherwise*?

See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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