Cartignies

Cartignies
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Cartignies
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Coordinates: 50°05′36″N 3°50′48″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Avesnes-sur-Helpe
Canton	Avesnes-sur-Helpe
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes du Cœur de l'Avesnois
Government
• Mayor (2014-2020)	Joël Ratte
Area 1	26.41 km2 (10.20 sq mi)
Population (2015)2	1,270
• Density	48/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59134 /59244
Elevation	140–213 m (459–699 ft) (avg. 150 m or 490 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.

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

Heraldry

The arms of Cartignies are blazoned : Bendy Or and gules. (Avesnes-sur-Helpe, Cartignies, Damousies, Dimechaux, Dimont, Felleries, Larouillies, Lomme, and Ramousies use the same arms.)

See also

• Communes of the Nord department

References

• INSEE commune file