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Fourmies is a commune in France, situated within the canton of Trélon, the arrondissement of Avesnes-sur-Helpe, and the Nord department. It serves as the capital of the canton of Fourmies and is located in the Hauts-de-France region. The town shares borders with Clairfontaine, Mondrepuis, Trélon, and Wignehies. Its official website is fourmies.fr, and it is twinned with Bernburg.
The area of Fourmies is 22.98 square kilometers, with an elevation above sea level of 247 meters. The postal code is 59610. Population figures vary by source, with one listing 12,581 residents (5,551 male and 6,176 female) and another citing 14,151. The town is described in the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.
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Place details
- Locality
- Fourmies
- Region
- Hauts-de-France
- Country
- France
- Population
- 14,151
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Key facts
- Country
- France
- Region
- Hauts-de-France
- Department
- Nord
- Arrondissement
- Avesnes-sur-Helpe
- Canton
- Fourmies
- Intercommunality
- CC Sud Avesnois
- Mayor 2020 2026
- Mickaël Hiraux
- Area
- 22.98 km (8.87 sq mi)
- Population 2023
- 11,449
- Density
- 498.2/km (1,290/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
- Insee postal code
- 59249 /59610
- Elevation
- 174–247 m (571–810 ft) , (avg. 202 m or 663 ft)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Fourmies
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Avesnes-sur-Helpe
- Population
- 11449
- Area
- 22.98
- Elevation
- 216
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Capital of
- canton of Fourmies
- Shares border with
- Glageon
- Official website
- www.fourmies.fr
- Image
- Streets of the French community Fourmies.jpg
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- topic's main category
- Category:Fourmies
- twinned administrative body
- Bernburg
- Commons category
- Fourmies
- postal code
- 59610
- native label
- Fourmies
- associated electoral district
- canton of Fourmies
- male population
- 5551
- female population
- 6176
- P8168
- Genesee County
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- contact page URL
- www.fourmies.fr/contact
- phone number
- +33-3-27-59-69-79
- fax number
- +33-3-27-60-21-41
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Encyclopedic overview
Fourmies ( French pronunciation: [fuʁmi]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. The inhabitants are called Fourmisiens. It lies on the river Helpe Mineure (Helpe Minor or Little Helpe). Since 2015, Fourmies has been the seat of the Canton of Fourmies, an administrative division of the Nord department. The canton was created at the French canton reorganization which came into effect in March 2015.
Geography
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Fourmies” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.