Monceau-Saint-Waast

Monceau-Saint-Waast

Coat of arms
Monceau-Saint-Waast

Coordinates: 50°10′16″N 3°51′20″E / 50.1711°N 3.8556°E / 50.1711; 3.8556Coordinates: 50°10′16″N 3°51′20″E / 50.1711°N 3.8556°E / 50.1711; 3.8556
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Nord
Arrondissement Avesnes-sur-Helpe
Canton Berlaimont
Intercommunality Maubeuge Val de Sambre
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Pascal Thurette
Area1 5.93 km2 (2.29 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 500
  Density 84/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 59406 / 59620
Elevation 132–171 m (433–561 ft)
(avg. 153 m or 502 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.

Monceau-Saint-Waast is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

Heraldry

The arms of Monceau-Saint-Waast are blazoned :

Gules, a unicorn sejant argent. (Monceau-Saint-Waast and Odomez use the same arms.)

See also

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