Liessies

Liessies
Commune
The church in Liessies
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 50°07′07″N 4°04′58″E / 50.1186°N 4.0828°E / 50.1186; 4.0828Coordinates: 50°07′07″N 4°04′58″E / 50.1186°N 4.0828°E / 50.1186; 4.0828
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Avesnes-sur-Helpe
Canton	Fourmies
Intercommunality
Government
• Mayor (2014-2020)	Michel Schuermans
Area 1	17.6 km2 (6.8 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[1]	536
• Density	30/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.

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

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[]

• INSEE commune file

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