Aubers

Aubers
region	Hauts-de-France
Department	North
Arrondissement	Lille
Canton	Annœullin
Community association	Métropole Européenne de Lille
Coordinates	50 ° 36 ′ N , 2 ° 50 ′ E Coordinates: 50 ° 36 ′ N , 2 ° 50 ′ E
height	18-41 m
surface	10.14 km 2
Residents	1,651 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	163 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	59249
INSEE code	59025
Website	http://www.aubers.fr/
	; Aubers seen from Fauquissart

Auber is a French commune with 1,651 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in Nord in the region of Hauts-de-France .

location

Aubers is on the border with the Pas-de-Calais department , 20 kilometers southwest of Lille and 15 kilometers east of Béthune . Neighboring communities are Fleurbaix , Fromelles , Herlies , Illies , Lorgies , Neuve-Chapelle and Laventie .

history

The parish is located in an area that was long fought over during the First World War . There was a war of position with many bloody grave struggles . There are numerous military cemeteries in the region, some with memorial monuments.

Some of the fighting was aimed at gaining control of the plain between the rivers Deûle and Leie (French: Lys ). A large part of the commune was destroyed; the residents had to flee. The village was completely shot by shells. Only a linden tree, which had been split in two by lightning in 1721, miraculously remained. Today this linden tree has a trunk circumference of about eight meters.

The soldiers who died in the fighting were initially temporarily buried and later collected at Aubers Ridge British Cemetery .

The reconstruction of Belgium and northern France began in 1919 with a large mine clearance operation (under the control of the British Army) because there were numerous duds in the ground . A major metal shortage after the war was also an incentive to collect them. There were specialized "centers de tri et de démantèlement" (iron foundries that had concessions for this).