Awoingt

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Awoingt
Awoingt coat of arms
Awoingt (France)
Awoingt
region Hauts-de-France
Department North
Arrondissement Cambrai
Canton Le Cateau-Cambrésis
Community association Cambrai
Coordinates 50 ° 9 ′  N , 3 ° 17 ′  E Coordinates: 50 ° 9 ′  N , 3 ° 17 ′  E
height 61-101 m
surface 6.31 km 2
Residents 817 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 129 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 59400
INSEE code 59039
Website http://www.awoingt.fr/

southwest entrance to Awoingt

Awoingt one is French municipality with 817 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Nord in the region of Hauts-de-France . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Cambrai and the Communauté d'agglomération de Cambrai .

geography

The municipality is located immediately southeast of the city of Cambrai on the flat low plateau between the river valleys of the Schelde and Oise . In the southwest, the municipality extends to the Cambrai-Niergnies airfield (Aérodrome de Cambrai-Niergnies). Neighboring communities are Cauroir in the north, Estourmel in the east, Wambaix in the south-east, Séranvillers-Forenville in the south, Niergnies in the south-west and Cambrai in the west and north-west.

Toponymy

From the 11th century onwards, Awoingt appears in different spellings: Auwaing, Auvaing, Awaing, Oen, Oeng, Awin, Avaing, Avayn and Auvin . It is assumed that the prefix Av / Aw / Au / Auwe refers to eau (= water) . Another theory suggests the origin of the name with the frequency of the personal names Avo, Awo and Owo in the 8th and 9th centuries.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2017
Residents 374 353 391 447 524 552 535 817
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • CWGC military cemetery

  • Rue Pasteur with a view towards the Church of St. Martin

  • Mairie and Awoingt School

Economy and Infrastructure

Six farms are located in the municipality (cereal cultivation, poultry farming).

The Busigny - Somain railway ( Ligne de Busigny à Somain ) and the D 643 (former N 43 ) run through the municipality of Awoingt .

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes du Nord. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-119-8 , pp. 348-349.

supporting documents

  1. ↑ Louis Boniface: Étude sur la signification des noms topographiques de l'arrondissement de Cambrai, Valenciennes, Impr. Louis Henry, 1866, p. 34
  2. ↑ Awoingt on cassini.ehess.fr
  3. ↑ Awoingt on insee.fr
  4. ↑ Farms on annuaire-mairie.fr (French)

Web links

Commons : Awoingt  - collection of images