Sars-et-Rosières

Sars-et-Rosières
Sars-et-Rosières

Coordinates: 50°26′44″N 3°19′57″E / 50.4456°N 3.3325°E / 50.4456; 3.3325Coordinates: 50°26′44″N 3°19′57″E / 50.4456°N 3.3325°E / 50.4456; 3.3325
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Nord
Arrondissement Valenciennes
Canton Saint-Amand-les-Eaux-Rive gauche
Intercommunality Vallée de la Scarpe
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Monique Herbommez
Area1 2.6 km2 (1.0 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 378
  Density 150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 59554 / 59230
Elevation 16–21 m (52–69 ft)
(avg. 19 m or 62 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.

Sars-et-Rosières is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Its noted castle, the Château du Loir, was constructed in the 15th century.

Heraldry

The arms of Sars-et-Rosières are blazoned :

Chequy Or and gules. (Oxelaëre, Quesnoy-sur-Deûle and Sars-et-Rosières use the same arms.)

See also

References

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