Étrœungt

Étroeungt
Étroeungt
	Commune
	A view within Étrœungt
	Coat of arms
	Location of Étroeungt
	Étroeungt Étroeungt
	Coordinates: 50°03′29″N 3°55′42″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)	Vincent Justice
Area 1	25.1 km2 (9.7 sq mi)
Population (2017-01-01)[1]	1,319
• Density	53/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59218 /59219
Elevation	148–217 m (486–712 ft) ; (avg. 385 m or 1,263 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Étrœungt (French pronunciation: [e.tʁœ̃]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

Geography

The river l'Helpe Minor (one of la Sambre's affluents) runs through the village. The river is subject to occasional flooding. Étrœungt is bordered by ten other communes, including two from Aisne department: Avesnelles, Boulogne-sur-Helpe, Féron, Floyon, Haut-Lieu, La Flamengrie (Aisne), Larouillies, Rainsars, Rocquigny (Aisne), Sémeries. The nearest train station is (SNCF) Avesnes-sur-Helpe. It is 110 km from Lille (Préfecture du Nord), Brussels and Reims (Marne); 55 km from Valenciennes, Laon, Mons and Charleroi; 22 km from Maubeuge; 10 km from Fourmies and 7 km from Avesnes-sur-Helpe. Highways leading to Étrœungt are the RN2 from Paris to Brussels. Belgium is just 15 km away.

Arms of Étrœungt	The arms of Étrœungt are blazoned : Quarterly 1&4: Argent, 3 fesses gules; 2&3: Argent, 3 wagoner's axes top 2 addorsed gules. [2](Bermerain, Étrœungt, Féron, Ferrière-la-Grande, Lez-Fontaine, Rousies, Solre-le-Château and Solrinnes use the same arms.)

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