Orsinval

Orsinval

Coat of arms
Orsinval

Coordinates: 50°16′28″N 3°37′53″E / 50.2744°N 3.6314°E / 50.2744; 3.6314Coordinates: 50°16′28″N 3°37′53″E / 50.2744°N 3.6314°E / 50.2744; 3.6314
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Nord
Arrondissement Avesnes-sur-Helpe
Canton Le Quesnoy-Ouest
Intercommunality Quercitain
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Elisabeth Debruille
Area1 3.34 km2 (1.29 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 457
  Density 140/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 59451 / 59530
Elevation 74–123 m (243–404 ft)
(avg. 98 m or 322 ft)

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.

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

Heraldry

The arms of Orsinval are blazoned :

Or, 3 lions azure, on a chief gules, a demi-'Notre-Dame-de-Grâce de carnation' issuant from the line of division, vested gules and azure and holding in her left arm the Baby Jesus. (Boursies, Cattenières, Carnières, Estrun, Maresches, Onnaing, Ors, Orsinval, Thun-l'Évêque and originally, Notre-Dame de Cambrai, use the same arms.)

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