Artres

Coat of arms

Artres

Location within Hauts-de-France region

Artres

Coordinates: 50°17′39″N 3°32′28″E / 50.2942°N 3.5411°ECoordinates: 50°17′39″N 3°32′28″E / 50.2942°N 3.5411°E

Country

Valenciennes-Sud

Valenciennes Métropole

Government

• Mayor (2008–2014)

Christian Lerat

Area¹

6.59 km² (2.54 sq mi)

Population (2009)²

1,040

• Density

160/km² (410/sq mi)

Time zone

CET (UTC+1)

• Summer (DST)

CEST (UTC+2)

INSEE/Postal code

59019 / 59269

Elevation

39–96 m (128–315 ft)
(avg. 84 m or 276 ft)

¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

²Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Artres is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. A group of grave objects from a Frankish noble lady was found in Artres in the nineteenth century. Known as the Artres Treasure, it is now mostly in the British Museum.

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

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