Rousies

Rousies
Commune
A view within Rousies
Coat of arms
Location of Rousies
Rousies Location within France Rousies Location within Hauts-de-France
Coordinates: 50°16′20″N 4°00′24″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Avesnes-sur-Helpe
Canton	Fourmies
Intercommunality	CA Maubeuge Val de Sambre
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Josiane Suleck
Area 1	5.79 km2 (2.24 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	3,980
• Density	687/km2 (1,780/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59514 /59131
Elevation	122–167 m (400–548 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Rousies (French pronunciation: [ʁuzi]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

It is located south of Maubeuge, on the river Solre.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	5,002	—
1975	4,522	−1.43%
1982	4,377	−0.46%
1990	4,302	−0.22%
1999	4,257	−0.12%
2007	4,202	−0.16%
2012	4,273	+0.34%
2017	4,016	−1.23%
2023	3,980	−0.15%
Source: INSEE

Heraldry

Arms of Rousies

The arms of Rousies are blazoned : Quarterly 1&4: Argent, 3 fesses gules; 2&3: Argent, 3 wagoner's axes top 2 addorsed gules. (Bermerain, Étrœungt, Féron, Ferrière-la-Grande, Lez-Fontaine, Rousies, Solre-le-Château and Solrinnes use the same arms.)

See also

• Communes of the Nord department

External links

• Rousies on the site of the national geographical Institute