Crèvecœur-sur-l'Escaut (French pronunciation: ​[kʁɛvkœʁ syʁ lɛsko], literally Crèvecœur on the Scheldt) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[2]

Crèvecœur-sur-l’Escaut
Commune
The town hall in Crèvecœur-sur-l'Escaut
Coat of arms
Location of Crèvecœur-sur-l’Escaut
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Coordinates: 50°06′23″N 3°15′06″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Cambrai
Canton	Le Cateau-Cambrésis
Intercommunality	CA Cambrai
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Gilbert Drain
Area 1	19.06 km2 (7.36 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[1]	751
• Density	39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59161 /59258
Elevation	60–147 m (197–482 ft) (avg. 68 m or 223 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Heraldry

The arms of Crèvecœur-sur-l'Escaut are blazoned : Or, 3 crescents gules. (Anneux, Crèvecœur-sur-l'Escaut, Rumilly-en-Cambrésis, Saint-Souplet and Wargnies-le-Petit use the same arms.)

See also

• Communes of the Nord department

References

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