Froidchapelle is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. On January 1st, 2004 Froidchapelle had a total population of 3,576 (1,786 males and 1,790 females). The total area is 86.03 kmē which gives a population density of 41.57 inhabitants per kmē.
The municipality of Froidchapelle (3,605 inhabitants on 1 July 2004; 8,676 ha) is located in the middle of the "Boot" of Hainaut, a 20-km wide stripe of land flanked by France and the Province of Namur.
The arms of Froidchapelle are an elegant derivation from the arms of the former municipality of Froid-Chapelle, shown by Servais as quartered I and IV argent three fesses gules II and III argent three axes.
In the arms of Froidchapelle, the fesses were changed to wavy stripes, most probably recalling the lakes of the Eau d'Heure, and the axes were changed to oak leaves, most probably recalling the forest environment of Froidchapelle.
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