Saint-Vaast-en-Cambrésis () is a
commune
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to:
Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
in the
Nord department in northern
France
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INSEE commune file
/ref> It is named after the 6th century Saint Vedast
Vedast or Vedastus, also known as Saint Vaast (in Flemish, Norman and Picard) or Saint Waast (also in Picard and Walloon), Saint Gaston in French, and Foster in English (died ) was an early bishop in the Frankish realm. After the victory of ...
.
Heraldry
French sartorial heritage
The city was a pivotal center of mulquinerie
Mulquinerie, is a landmark of French sartorial heritage and high craftsmanship, is the art of weaving and trading fine fabrics composed exclusively of linen: whether plain flax cloth, 'linon' or batiste. A 'mulquinier' was the artisan textile ...
.
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):[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
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