Auby

Auby
region	Hauts-de-France
Department	North
Arrondissement	Douai
Canton	Orchies
Community association	Douaisis
Coordinates	50 ° 25 '  N , 3 ° 3'  E Coordinates: 50 ° 25 '  N , 3 ° 3'  E
height	18–32 m
surface	7.12 km 2
Residents	7,274 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	1,022 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	59950
INSEE code	59028
Website	www.auby.fr/
Town Hall ( Hôtel de ville )

Auby (NDL .: "Aubig") is a French municipality with 7274 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Nord in the region of Hauts-de-France . Auby belongs to the Arrondissement of Douai and the Canton of Orchies . The inhabitants are called the Aubygeois .

geography

Auby is located in the northern French coal basin on the Deûle river , which was canalized here for shipping and is part of the major shipping route Dunkirk-Schelde . Auby is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Leforest in the north, Raimbeaucourt in the northeast, Roost-Warendin in the east, Flers-en-Escrebieux in the south, Corcelles-lès-Lens in the west and Évin-Malmaison in the north-west. The A21 autoroute runs through the municipality .

history

The town of Auby was first mentioned in a document in the 12th century. The name forms change between Albieum via Albi to Oby . The rise and fall of the small town of Auby are linked to coal mining.

Population development

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2017
9007	9090	8954	8630	8442	7958	7747	7274
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Community partnerships

Auby has a partnership with the Polish town of Czeladź in Zagłębie Dąbrowskie in the Silesian Voivodeship .

Attractions

Saint Joseph Chapel

• Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation church (see also: List of Monuments historiques in Auby )
• 18th century Château d'Auby built on the remains of the Marquise of Leiden's estate
• Church of the Miners of Mine 6 in Escarpelle
• Saint-Joseph and Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours chapels
• Grain mill from the 18th century (destroyed in 1914)
• Justice Center, part of the Nord-Pas-de-Calais mining basin, a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Personalities

• Raymond Normand (1919-2000), painter (impressionist)

economy

Nyrstar operates a plant here for the production of zinc alloys.

literature

• Le Patrimoine des Communes du Nord. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-119-8 , p. 645.

Web links

Commons : Auby  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ^ De Nederlanden in Frankrijk, Jozef van Overstraeten, 1969