La Groise

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La Groise
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Coat of arms of La Groise
Coat of arms
La Groise is located in France
La Groise
La Groise
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region
La Groise is located in Nord-Pas-de-Calais
La Groise
La Groise
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Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy
Department Nord
Arrondissement Cambrai
Canton Le Cateau-Cambrésis
Intercommunality Caudrésis–Catésis
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Jean-Marie Dumont
Area1 9.38 km2 (3.62 sq mi)
Population (2009)2 461
 • Density 49/km2 (130/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 59274 / 59360
Elevation 138–186 m (453–610 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

La Groise is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

Heraldry

Arms of La Groise
The arms of La Groise are blazoned :
Per bend sinister gules and azure, a sword bendwise sinister Or with a guard argent charged with a cross gules, between a tower argent pierced and charged with the letter 'K' on the door sable, and a wyvern Or langued gules.



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