Hornaing

Hornaing

The town hall of Hornaing

Coat of arms
Hornaing

Coordinates: 50°22′07″N 3°20′10″E / 50.3686°N 3.3361°E / 50.3686; 3.3361Coordinates: 50°22′07″N 3°20′10″E / 50.3686°N 3.3361°E / 50.3686; 3.3361
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Nord
Arrondissement Douai
Canton Marchiennes
Intercommunality Cœur d'Ostrevent
Government
  Mayor (20012008) Alain Ladu
Area1 8.95 km2 (3.46 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 2,942
  Density 330/km2 (850/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 59314 / 59171
Elevation 16–45 m (52–148 ft)
(avg. 23 m or 75 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.

Hornaing is a communes in the Nord department in northern France.

Heraldry

The arms of Hornaing are blazoned :

Gules, a fess and in chief a vivre Or. [a vivre is a thin barrulet dancetty] (Gommegnies, Hornaing and Mastaing use the same arms.)

See also

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