Bruay-sur-l'Escaut

Bruay-sur-l'Escaut
region	Hauts-de-France
Department	North
Arrondissement	Valenciennes
Canton	Anzin
Community association	Valenciennes Métropole
Coordinates	50 ° 24 '  N , 3 ° 32'  E Coordinates: 50 ° 24 '  N , 3 ° 32'  E
height	17-34 m
surface	6.7 km 2
Residents	11,449 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	1,709 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	59860
INSEE code	59112
Website	www.bruaysurescaut.fr/
Saint-Adolphe Church in Bruay

Bruay-sur-l'Escaut is a French municipality with 11,449 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Nord in the region of Hauts-de-France . It belongs to the arrondissement of Valenciennes and the canton of Anzin . The inhabitants are called Bruaysiennes .

geography

Bruay-sur-l'Escaut is located in the northern French coal mining area on the Scheldt (French: Escaut ). It is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Raismes in the north-west and north, Escautpont in the north-east, Saint-Saulve in the east and south-east, Valenciennes in the south, Anzin in the south-west and Beuvrages in the west.

history

In both world wars the community experienced extensive destruction.

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2011
Residents	12,168	12,546	12.207	11,810	11,771	11,828	11,551	12,122
Only residents with primary residence; Source: INSEE

Community partnerships

• Waltershausen , Thuringia, Germany, since 1967
• Nowa Ruda , Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland

Attractions

See also: List of Monuments historiques in Bruay-sur-l'Escaut

• Church of the Holy Pharaohs with a fountain
• Saint-Adolphe church in the hamlet of Thiers
• Town Hall ( Mairie )

Mairie in Bruay

literature

• Le Patrimoine des Communes du Nord. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-119-8 , pp. 50-51.

Web links

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