Solre-le-Château (French pronunciation: [sɔʁ ʃɑto] ) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3] The river Solre flows through the commune.

Solre-le-Château
A general view of Solre-le-Château
A general view of Solre-le-Château
Coat of arms of Solre-le-Château
Location of Solre-le-Château
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Solre-le-Château is located in France
Solre-le-Château
Solre-le-Château
Solre-le-Château is located in Hauts-de-France
Solre-le-Château
Solre-le-Château
Coordinates: 50°10′31″N 4°05′33″E / 50.1753°N 4.0925°E / 50.1753; 4.0925
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementAvesnes-sur-Helpe
CantonFourmies
IntercommunalityCC Cœur de l'Avesnois
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Patrick Dehen[1]
Area
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13.76 km2 (5.31 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,776
 • Density130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59572 /59740
Elevation168–236 m (551–774 ft)
(avg. 200 m or 660 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Heraldry

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Arms of Solre-le-Château
The arms of Solre-le-Château 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.)



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. ^ Arms of the families of Croÿ-Solre and Croÿ-Renty quartered