Willies, Nord

Willies
Commune
The town hall in Willies
Coat of arms
Location of Willies
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Coordinates: 50°07′18″N 4°05′56″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Avesnes-sur-Helpe
Canton	Fourmies
Intercommunality	Sud Avesnois
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Patrick Landa[1]
Area ^1	4.14 km^2 (1.60 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	131
• Density	32/km^2 (82/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59661 /59740
Elevation	162–230 m (531–755 ft) (avg. 168 m or 551 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Willies is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.^[3] It is 10 km (6 mi) southeast of Maubeuge.

Heraldry

Arms of Willies

The arms of Willies are blazoned : Gules, 2 fesses embattled counterembattled argent, overall on a canton Gules, 3 pales vair and a chief Or. (Baives and Willies use the same arms.)

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	137	—
1975	107	−3.47%
1982	105	−0.27%
1990	128	+2.51%
1999	139	+0.92%
2007	150	+0.96%
2012	162	+1.55%
2017	148	−1.79%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

• Communes of the Nord department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. INSEE commune file
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE