Cartignies
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | North | |
| Arrondissement | Avesnes-sur-Helpe | |
| Canton | Avesnes-sur-Helpe | |
| Community association | Coeur de l'Avesnois | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 6 ′ N , 3 ° 51 ′ E | |
| height | 140-213 m | |
| surface | 26.41 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,253 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 47 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 59244 | |
| INSEE code | 59134 | |
| Website | http://www.cartignies.fr/ | |
 Town Hall (Mairie) of Cartignies |
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Cartignies is a French commune with 1,253 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Nord in the region of Hauts-de-France . It belongs to the arrondissement of Avesnes-sur-Helpe , to the canton of Avesnes-sur-Helpe (until 2015: canton Avesnes-sur-Helpe-Sud ). The inhabitants are called Castricinias .
geography
Cartignies is located about five kilometers southwest of Avesnes-sur-Helpe on the Helpe Mineure . Cartignies is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Petit-Fayt in the north and west, Saint-Hilaire-sur-Helpe in the northeast, Haut-Lieu in the east and northeast, Boulogne-sur-Helpe in the east and southeast, Floyon in the southeast, Fontenelle in the south as well Beaurepaire-sur-Sambre in the southwest.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 1,404 | 1.314 | 1,231 | 1,250 | 1,114 | 1,128 | 1,197 | 1,256 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Saint-Sauveur church
Personalities
- Pierre Mauroy (1928–2013), politician (PS), French Prime Minister (1981–1984), Mayor of Lille (1973–2001)
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Nord. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-119-8 , pp. 131-132.
Web links
Commons : Cartignies - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Monuments historiques (objects) in Cartignies in the base Palissy of the French Ministry of Culture