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Haussy

Coordinates: 50°13′07″N 3°28′52″E / 50.2186°N 3.4811°E / 50.2186; 3.4811
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Haussy
The church in Haussy
The church in Haussy
Coat of arms of Haussy
Location of Haussy
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Haussy is located in France
Haussy
Haussy
Haussy is located in Hauts-de-France
Haussy
Haussy
Coordinates: 50°13′07″N 3°28′52″E / 50.2186°N 3.4811°E / 50.2186; 3.4811
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementCambrai
CantonCaudry
IntercommunalityCC Pays Solesmois
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Marc Boucly[1]
Area
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16.22 km2 (6.26 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,492
 • Density92/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59289 /59294
Elevation50–109 m (164–358 ft)
(avg. 60 m or 200 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Haussy (French pronunciation: [osi]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]

It is 15 km (9.3 mi) south of Valenciennes.

History

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During World War I the Germans occupied Haussy. Their brutal treatment of the native French inhabitants is recorded by Private A S Bullock in his memoir, but among his mementoes Bullock also kept a postcard he found on the floor of the village school on 23 October 1918, referring to more peaceful times, including 'Eugenie's first communion'.[4]

Heraldry

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Arms of Haussy
Arms of Haussy
The arms of Haussy are blazoned :

Or, a lion gules. (Pont-l'Abbé, Escarmain and Haussy (see also Râches) use the same arms.)



Notable people

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Bullock, A. S., Gloucestershire Between the Wars: A Memoir, History Press, 2009, page 80
  5. ^ Derbyshire, Ian (1987). Politics In France: From Giscard To Mitterrand. Edinburgh: Chambers. ISBN 0550207449.