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

Rousies
Commune
A view within Rousies
Coat of arms
Location of Rousies
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Coordinates: 50°16′20″N 4°00′24″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Avesnes-sur-Helpe
Canton	Fourmies
Intercommunality	CA Maubeuge Val de Sambre
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Josiane Suleck[1]
Area 1	5.79 km2 (2.24 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	4,072
• Density	700/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59514 /59131
Elevation	122–167 m (400–548 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 located south of Maubeuge, on the river Solre.

Heraldry

The arms of Rousies are blazoned : Quarterly 1&4: Argent, 3 fesses gules; 2&3: Argent, 3 wagoner's axes top 2 addorsed gules. [4](Bermerain, Étrœungt, Féron, Ferrière-la-Grande, Lez-Fontaine, Rousies, Solre-le-Château and Solrinnes use the same arms.)

Attractions

Despite its small size, Rousies does boast a music school.

See also

• Communes of the Nord department

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rousies.

• Rousies on the site of the national geographical Institute

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[es] Rousies

[ru] Рузи