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Canton Of Caudry
The canton of Caudry is an administrative division of the Nord department, northern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Caudry. It consists of the following communes: # Avesnes-les-Aubert # Beaurain # Beauvois-en-Cambrésis # Bermerain # Béthencourt # Bévillers # Boussières-en-Cambrésis # Cagnoncles #Capelle #Carnières #Caudry #Cauroir # Escarmain #Estourmel #Haussy # Iwuy # Montrécourt # Naves # Quiévy #Rieux-en-Cambrésis # Romeries # Saint-Aubert # Saint-Hilaire-lez-Cambrai # Saint-Martin-sur-Écaillon # Saint-Python #Saint-Vaast-en-Cambrésis #Saulzoir # Solesmes # Sommaing # Vendegies-sur-Écaillon #Vertain #Viesly #Villers-en-Cauchies Villers-en-Cauchies () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes coo ... Referenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cantons Of France
The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the France, French Republic's Departments of France, departments and Arrondissements of France, arrondissements. Apart from their role as organizational units in relation to certain aspects of the administration of public services and justice, the chief purpose of the cantons today is to serve as Constituency, constituencies for the election of members of the representative assemblies established in each of France's territorial departments (Departmental council (France), departmental councils, formerly general councils). For this reason, such elections were known in France as "cantonal elections", until 2015 when their name was changed to "departmental elections" to match the departmental councils' name. As of 2015, there were 2,054 cantons in France. Most of them group together a number of Communes of France, communes (the lowest administrative division of the French Republic), although larger communes may be included in mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estourmel
Estourmel () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Heraldry Places of interest It used to be well known by the families of the Cambrai area for its petting zoo, ''Le Parc d'Estourmel'', which opened in 1967 and closed in 2013 ; it was located in the center of the village. It covered 6 hectares. See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Official web site Communes of Nord (French depart ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saulzoir
Saulzoir () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is situated on the river Selle and has about 1700 inhabitants (2019). The town was the site of Julius Caesar's battle against the Nervians.Pierre Turquin ("La Bataille de la Selle (du Sabis) en l' An 57 avant J.-C." in Les Études Classiques 23/2 (1955), 113-156) has proved beyond reasonable doubt that the battle was fought at the River Selle. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Nord (French department) {{Nord-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Vaast-en-Cambrésis
Saint-Vaast-en-Cambrésis () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is named after the 6th century Saint Vedast. Heraldry French sartorial heritage The city was a pivotal center of mulquinerie. See also *Communes of the Nord department * Chemin de fer du Cambrésis The Chemin de fer du Cambrésis was a long metre gauge railway in the Nord and Aisne departments of France. There were four lines with Caudry at the centre. History The Cambrésis railway opened in 1881. It was a ''voies ferrées d'intérêt ... References Saintvaastencambresis Nord communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{Nord-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Python
Saint-Python (; officially spelt Sainct-Pieton and St-Piton during different periods preceding 1800) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It was named after Piatus of Tournai. Its inhabitants are called Saint-Piatiens or Piatonnais. Toponymy * In 1176, a Leprosarium Title of Cambrai first mentions Santus Piatus'.'' * Sancto Piato is found in a letter by Roger de Wavrin, évêque de Cambrai in 1182 and in the Communal Charter of Solesmes in 1202. * Python is a deformation of 'Piatus or Piat'. The church of the commune is also under the name of Saint-Piat also named Piat de Seclin or Piatus of Tournai, thus confirming the origin of the name of the village. Heraldry History Chronology The following chronologically-ordered dates mark the historical events which had the most impact on Saint-Python: *57 BC: The legions of Julius Caesar marched on the Mourmont, a '' lieu-dit'' between Saint-Python and Solesmes to lead the Battle of the Sabis, and w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Martin-sur-Écaillon
Saint-Martin-sur-Écaillon () is a commune in the Nord department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ... in northern France. Heraldry See also * Communes of the Nord department References Saintmartinsurecaillon {{Nord-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Hilaire-lez-Cambrai
Saint-Hilaire-lez-Cambrai (, literally ''Saint-Hilaire near Cambrai'') is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Heraldry French sartorial heritage The city was a pivotal center of mulquinerie See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Sainthilairelezcambrai {{Nord-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Aubert, Nord
Saint-Aubert is a commune in the Nord department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ... in northern France. History Private A S Bullock in his World War I memoir recalls spending a night on the brick floor of an abandoned house in St Aubert on 24 October 1918, waking at 5 am to heavy artillery bombardment. He provides a dramatic description of the battle that ensued, with horses carrying guns into battle and men stripped to the waist 'working like demons loading the guns'. He recalled, 'the shells were falling so thick and at such speed that the flash of their bursting seemed to cover the hill with a sheet of fire. It was incredible that anything could survive there.'Bullock, A S, Gloucestershire Between the Wars: A Memoir, The History Press, 2009, pages 79-80 Herald ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romeries
Romeries () is a commune in the Nord department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ... in northern France. Heraldry See also * Communes of the Nord department References Communes of Nord (French department) {{Nord-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rieux-en-Cambrésis
Rieux-en-Cambrésis is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Rieuxencambresis {{Nord-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quiévy
Quiévy () is a Communes of France, commune in the Nord (French department), Nord Departments of France, department in northern France. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department References Communes of Nord (French department) {{Nord-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naves, Nord
Naves () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is northeast of Cambrai. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Nord (French department) {{Nord-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
