Thiant
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Location within Hauts-de-France region Thiant | |
Coordinates: 50°18′23″N 3°26′57″E / 50.3064°N 3.4492°ECoordinates: 50°18′23″N 3°26′57″E / 50.3064°N 3.4492°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Nord |
Arrondissement | Valenciennes |
Canton | Valenciennes-Sud |
Intercommunality | Porte du Hainaut |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-Marie Lecerf |
Area1 | 8.39 km2 (3.24 sq mi) |
Population (1999)2 | 2,568 |
• Density | 310/km2 (790/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
INSEE/Postal code | 59589 / 59224 |
Elevation |
26–72 m (85–236 ft) (avg. 31 m or 102 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
Thiant is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
Heraldry
The arms of Thiant are blazoned : Vert, billetty, a lion argent, armed and langued gules. (Thiant and Aubry-du-Hainaut use the same arms.) |
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References
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