Quiévrechain
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Former train station and border crossing
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 Quiévrechain
Location within Hauts-de-France region
Quiévrechain
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| Coordinates: 50°23′46″N 3°40′04″E / 50.3961°N 3.6678°ECoordinates: 50°23′46″N 3°40′04″E / 50.3961°N 3.6678°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Nord | |
| Arrondissement | Valenciennes | |
| Canton | Marly | |
| Intercommunality | CA Valenciennes Métropole | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Michel Lefebvre | |
| Area1 | 4.71 km2 (1.82 sq mi) | |
| Population (1999)2 | 6,069 | |
| • Density | 1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59484 /59920 | |
| Elevation | 24–118 m (79–387 ft) (avg. 30 m or 98 ft) |
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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. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Quiévrechain is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
Quiévrechain is a border town, located 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) northeast of Valenciennes and 20 km (12 mi) from Mons, Belgium. Opposite is its Belgian sister town of Quiévrain.
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