Étrœungt Explained

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]

Geography

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.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.
  2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/59218-etr-ungt INSEE commune file