Raismes | ||
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Coordinates: 50°23′23″N 3°29′12″E / 50.3897°N 3.4867°ECoordinates: 50°23′23″N 3°29′12″E / 50.3897°N 3.4867°E | ||
Country | France | |
Region | Hauts-de-France | |
Department | Nord | |
Arrondissement | Valenciennes | |
Canton | Saint-Amand-les-Eaux | |
Intercommunality | Porte du Hainaut | |
Government | ||
• Mayor (2008–2014) | René Cher | |
Area1 | 33.31 km2 (12.86 sq mi) | |
Population (1999)2 | 13,699 | |
• Density | 410/km2 (1,100/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 59491 /59590 | |
Elevation | 17–124 m (56–407 ft) (avg. 28 m or 92 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. |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Raismes is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. The flutist Gaston Blanquart (1877–1962) was born in Raismes.