Étrœungt | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason ville fr Etroeungt (Nord).svg |
Arrondissement: | Avesnes-sur-Helpe |
Canton: | Avesnes-sur-Helpe |
Insee: | 59218 |
Postal Code: | 59219 |
Mayor: | Vincent Justice[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Intercommunality: | Cœur de l'Avesnois |
Coordinates: | 50.0581°N 3.9283°W |
Elevation Min M: | 148 |
Elevation Max M: | 217 |
Area Km2: | 25.1 |
Étrœungt (in French pronounced as /e.tʁœ̃/) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[2]
The river Helpe Mineure (one of Sambre's affluents) runs through the village. The river is subject to occasional flooding.Étrœungt is bordered by ten other communes, including two from Aisne department: Avesnelles, Boulogne-sur-Helpe, Féron, Floyon, Haut-Lieu, La Flamengrie (Aisne), Larouillies, Rainsars, Rocquigny (Aisne), Sémeries. The nearest train station is (SNCF) Avesnes-sur-Helpe.It is 110 km from Lille (Préfecture du Nord), Brussels and Reims (Marne); 55 km from Valenciennes, Laon, Mons and Charleroi; 22 km from Maubeuge; 10 km from Fourmies and 7 km from Avesnes-sur-Helpe.Highways leading to Étrœungt are the RN2 from Paris to Brussels. Belgium is just 15 km away.