Obies

Obies
Coat of arms
Obies
Location within Hauts-de-France region  Obies
Coordinates: 50°16′03″N 3°47′15″E / 50.2675°N 3.7875°E / 50.2675; 3.7875Coordinates: 50°16′03″N 3°47′15″E / 50.2675°N 3.7875°E / 50.2675; 3.7875
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Avesnes-sur-Helpe
Canton	Aulnoye-Aymeries
Intercommunality	Bavaisis
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Gilbert Langrand
Area1	5.43 km2 (2.10 sq mi)
Population (1999)2	581
• Density	110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	59441 /59570
Elevation	117–159 m (384–522 ft) (avg. 136 m or 446 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.

Obies is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

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