Arleux
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | North | |
| Arrondissement | Douai | |
| Canton | Aniche | |
| Community association | Douaisis | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 17 ′ N , 3 ° 6 ′ E | |
| height | 32-71 m | |
| surface | 11.10 km 2 | |
| Residents | 3,219 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 290 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 59151 | |
| INSEE code | 59015 | |
| Website | www.arleux.fr/ | |
 Arleux Town Hall |
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Arleux is a French municipality with 24,882 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in Nord in the region of Hauts-de-France . It belongs to the canton of Aniche .
geography
The municipality is located in the valley of the Sensée River , at the intersection of the two canals Canal du Nord and Canal de la Sensée .
Attractions
- Romanesque church of Saint Nicolas from the 12th century
- Arleux train station
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Arleux
traffic
The Canal de la Sensée is a section of the large shipping route Dunkirk-Scheldt , which has been expanded for ships with a loading capacity of up to 3,000 tons. The Canal du Nord crosses in Arleux with the Canal de la Sensée.
A railway line runs through Arleux and connects the cities of Douai and Cambrai .
Personalities
- Philippe-Antoine Merlin , also (1754-1838), politician Merlin de Douai called
- Marcel Le Glay (1920–1992), classical archaeologist
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Nord. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-119-8 , pp. 57-58.
Web links
Commons : Arleux - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Official website of the city (French)