Eccles (French pronunciation: [ɛkl]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]
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 The town hall in Eccles | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Eccles  | |
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| Coordinates: 50°12′21″N 4°06′10″E / 50.2058°N 4.1027°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Avesnes-sur-Helpe |
| Canton | Fourmies |
| Intercommunality | CC Cœur de l'Avesnois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2022–2026) | Pierre-Ange Leclercq[1] |
Area 1 | 3.54 km2 (1.37 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 88 |
| • Density | 25/km2 (64/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59186 /59740 |
| Elevation | 170–223 m (558–732 ft) (avg. 90 m or 300 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
It is about 15 km (9.3 mi) southeast of Maubeuge.
Heraldry
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The arms of Eccles are blazoned : Argent, 3 lions gules, armed, langued and crowned Or. (Eccles, Nord and Villers-Sire-Nicole use the same arms.)
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See also
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edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
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