Liessies (French pronunciation: ​[ljɛsi]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]

Liessies
Commune
The church in Liessies
Coat of arms
Location of Liessies
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Coordinates: 50°07′07″N 4°04′58″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Avesnes-sur-Helpe
Canton	Fourmies
Intercommunality	CC Cœur de l'Avesnois
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Alain Richard[1]
Area 1	17.6 km2 (6.8 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	537
• Density	31/km2 (79/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59347 /59740
Elevation	157–234 m (515–768 ft) (avg. 182 m or 597 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 known for Liessies Abbey, of which the abbey church and the park have been preserved.

Heraldry

The arms of Liessies are blazoned : Argent, a boar's head erased sable, armed argent langued gules. (Liessies, Sains-du-Nord and Sémeries use the same arms.)

See also

• Communes of the Nord department

References

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