Thiant

Thiant
Thiant

Coordinates: 50°18′23″N 3°26′57″E / 50.3064°N 3.4492°E / 50.3064; 3.4492Coordinates: 50°18′23″N 3°26′57″E / 50.3064°N 3.4492°E / 50.3064; 3.4492
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Nord
Arrondissement Valenciennes
Canton Valenciennes-Sud
Intercommunality Porte du Hainaut
Government
  Mayor (20082014) 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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