Cerfontaine, Nord

Cerfontaine
Coat of arms
Cerfontaine
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region Cerfontaine
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Avesnes-sur-Helpe
Canton	Maubeuge-Sud
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jacky Sautier
Area1	3.87 km2 (1.49 sq mi)
Population (1999)2	559
• Density	140/km2 (370/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	59142 / 59680
Elevation	135–183 m (443–600 ft) (avg. 156 m or 512 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.

Cerfontaine is a commune of the Nord department in northern France.

Heraldry

The arms of Cerfontaine are blazoned : Or, a cross engrailed gules. (Artres, Bettrechies, Cerfontaine, Denain, Eth, Lesquin, Obies, Quérénaing, Semousies, Wambrechies and Warlaing use the same arms.)

See also

• Communes of the Nord department

References

• INSEE commune file