Cauchy-à-la-tour
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
| Arrondissement | Bethune | |
| Canton | Auchel | |
| Community association | Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys novels | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 30 ′ N , 2 ° 27 ′ E | |
| height | 82-116 m | |
| surface | 3.13 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,814 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 899 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 62260 | |
| INSEE code | 62217 | |
Cauchy-à-la-Tour is a French commune with 2814 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017). The place is located in the arrondissement Béthune and belongs to the department Pas-de-Calais ( region Hauts-de-France ).
history
The name of the first settlement goes back to the Roman Calciata. Before the conquest of England in the 5th century, the Saxon leader Turr occupied the region and the place was named Turringhem (House of the Sons of Turr). As a Gallic place of Celtic tribe , Turringhem kept the name of the conqueror until the end of the Merovingian period in the 8th century. Then it was called Cauchy-à-le-Tour. Cauchy means Chaussée , the military road that leads from Arras , the capital of the Atrebats , to Thérouanne , the city of the Morines .
By feminizing the eponymous Saxon leader, the village received its final name in 1793 with Cauchy-à-la-Tour . Due to the location in the northern French coal mining area , increased industrialization began in the 19th century .
Cauchy-à-la-Tour is the birthplace of Philippe Pétain , Marshal of France . Its marshal's baton adorns the coat of arms.
Economy and Infrastructure
From the capital Paris it is 230 km via the A1 and A26 motorways , Lillers exit . The place is on both the D431 and the N916 .
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Pierre Bourget: The Marshal. Pétain between collaboration and resistance. Ullstein Verlag, 1966. p. 27