Loffre

Loffre

Coat of arms
Loffre

Coordinates: 50°21′25″N 3°10′12″E / 50.3569°N 3.17°E / 50.3569; 3.17Coordinates: 50°21′25″N 3°10′12″E / 50.3569°N 3.17°E / 50.3569; 3.17
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Nord
Arrondissement Douai
Canton Douai-Sud
Intercommunality Cœur d'Ostrevent
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Yves Brillon
Area1 2.6 km2 (1.0 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 726
  Density 280/km2 (720/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 59354 / 59182
Elevation 20–39 m (66–128 ft)
(avg. 26 m or 85 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.

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

It is 6 km (3.7 mi) east of Douai.

Heraldry

The arms of Loffre are blazoned :

Azure semy de lys Or, a stag argent. (Capelle, Loffre, Neuville-Saint-Rémy, Pecquencourt, and Vred use the same arms.)

See also

References

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