Vertain

Vertain
Vertain

Coordinates: 50°12′47″N 3°31′38″E / 50.2131°N 3.5272°E / 50.2131; 3.5272Coordinates: 50°12′47″N 3°31′38″E / 50.2131°N 3.5272°E / 50.2131; 3.5272
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Nord
Arrondissement Cambrai
Canton Solesmes
Intercommunality Pays Solesmois
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Jean-Marc Lemeiter
Area1 5.78 km2 (2.23 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 515
  Density 89/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 59612 / 59730
Elevation 76–116 m (249–381 ft)
(avg. 100 m or 330 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.

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

Heraldry

The arms of Vertain are blazoned :

Argent, 3 bars gemel gules. (Haveluy and Vertain use the same arms.)

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