Condé-sur-l'Escaut
Condé-sur-l'Escaut | |
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![]() The town hall in Condé-sur-l'Escaut | |
Coordinates: 50°27′00″N 3°35′29″E / 50.450000°N 3.5914°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Nord |
Arrondissement | Valenciennes |
Canton | Marly |
Intercommunality | CA Valenciennes Métropole |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Grégory Lelong[1] |
Area 1 | 18.4 km2 (7.1 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 9,396 |
• Density | 510/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 59153 /59163 |
Elevation | 10–52 m (33–171 ft) (avg. 21 m or 69 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Condé-sur-l'Escaut (French pronunciation:
It lies on the border with Belgium. The population as of 1999 was 10,527. Residents of the area are known as Condéens or Condéennes. The Mayor of Condé-sur-l'Escaut is Gregory Lelong, re-elected in 2020.[1]
Geography
Condé-sur-l'Escaut is 12 km (7.5 mi) northeast of
rivers. The region is noted for its coal mines, resources which made it a strategic objective in both world wars.History
The name comes from a
Being at the confluence of two rivers, the site has had military importance since before Roman times. Originally occupied by Nervians, it was the location of a Roman military camp, and later a settlement of Franks.[citation needed] Saint Wasnulf preached at Condé, and died there around 650 AD. His remains were long held in a collegiate church there.[3] Vikings also were established there temporarily, in 855, holding the town until 889.
The area was much disputed, and changed hands many times during the Middle Ages and Renaissance periods. It was captured by the Flemish forces of
The town was occupied by the Germans during the Second World War, who used the population to run the adjacent coal mines. On 2 September 1944 the town was liberated by the U.S. 5th Armored Division. Coal mining became defunct in 1989; recently there has been a population decline, following a high (13,994) in 1975.
Music history
Condé-sur-l'Escaut is known in music history as the home, place of retirement, and burial place of Renaissance composer
Population
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 13,607 | — |
1975 | 13,994 | +0.40% |
1982 | 13,671 | −0.33% |
1990 | 11,289 | −2.36% |
1999 | 10,527 | −0.77% |
2007 | 9,992 | −0.65% |
2012 | 9,783 | −0.42% |
2017 | 9,698 | −0.17% |
Source: INSEE[5] |
Heraldry
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The arms of Condé-sur-l'Escaut are blazoned : Or, a fess gules. (Condé-sur-l'Escaut and Haverskerque use the same arms.)
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Administration
Condé-sur-l'Escaut is the eastern member of the agglomerated Valenciennes metropolitan area, which together administers 35 communes.
References
- ^ a b "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Butler, Alban (1799), The Lives of the Primitive Fathers, Martyrs, and Other Principal Saints, J. Moir, p. 23, retrieved 17 August 2021
- ^ Macey, Grove online
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- Bruno Carpentier, Condé-sur-l'Escaut, Le Pagus Condatensis, Editions Sopaic, Charleville-Mézières, 2004 (monographie historique de Condé-sur-l'Escaut). See also online version Archived 4 January 2013 at archive.today
- Patrick Macey: "Josquin des Prez", Grove Music Online, ed. L. Macy (Accessed April 9, 2007), (subscription access) Archived 16 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine
External links
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- (in French) Official Website
- (in French) Google Maps