Cysoing
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | North | |
| Arrondissement | Lille | |
| Canton | Templeuve | |
| Community association | Pévèle-Carembault | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 34 ' N , 3 ° 13' E | |
| height | 26-56 m | |
| surface | 13.62 km 2 | |
| Residents | 4,968 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 365 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 59830 | |
| INSEE code | 59168 | |
| Website | http://www.ville-cysoing.com/ | |
 Church in the hamlet of Quennaumont |
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Cysoing is a French commune with 4,968 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Nord in the region of Hauts-de-France . It belongs to the community association Communauté de communes Pévèle-Carembault . The municipality was the main town of the canton of the same name until it was dissolved in 2015 , and since then it has belonged to the canton of Templeuve .
geography
Cysoing is located at an average altitude of 38 meters above sea level on the border between the French part of the former county of Flanders (Pays Pévèle) and the Métropole Européenne de Lille , 16 kilometers southeast of Lille and 18 kilometers west of the Belgian city of Tournai . The Riez de Bourghelles, a tributary of the Marque, flows south of the town center through the municipality, which has an area of 13.62 square kilometers.
history
Margrave Eberhard of Friuli (French Évrard de Frioul ; 810–866) and his wife Gisela (French Gisèle ; 819 / 822–874) founded the Abbey of Saint-Calixte de Cysoing in the 9th century . The couple were very interested in relics and had relics of the Catholic Saint Calixt I from Brescia brought to Cysoing in 854 . The relics were connected to Eberhard, increased his reputation and created a bridge between Eberhard's property in northern Italy and the Tournaisis , the Pagus Tornacensis of the county of Flanders. The abbey also had relics of Remigius of Reims (437-533) which created a certain political proximity to Reims . Eberhard and Gisela were buried in the abbey. Eberhard decreed in his will that his son Adalard should become Abbot of Cysoing. After his death, his brother Raoul became abbot, who bequeathed the abbey to the Archdiocese of Reims . After Raoul's death there was a dispute over the abbey and the relics. Raoul's brother-in-law, Hucbald de Gouy, Count of Ostervant , claimed the abbey and relics for himself. Archbishop Fulko the Venerable († 900) had the relics brought to Reims.
Eberhard was venerated as a saint in Cysoing after his death and at least until the 12th century. His feast day is December 16. His bones were brought to Hasnon Abbey as relics in 1070 .
The so-called Pyramid de Fontenoy was built at the abbey in the 18th century , which is based on the stay of Louis XV. (1710–1774) in the abbey in 1744 and the battle of Fontenoy in 1745. The monument is officially classified as Monument historique .
Culture
In Cysoing, as in Flemish Belgium, it is the custom to organize parades with " giants ". There are 15 such traditional giant figures throughout the Pays de Pévèle municipality . There are 450 of these giants in total in northern France. The giants act as mascots and represent the mirror image of a community. In Cysoing there are four giants, Bacchus , Mouquil 'and the couple Hellin II and Pétronille. Bacchus rides a barrel. Mouquil 'was made in 2002, it is over three meters high, dressed like an infant and represents the new century. He is accompanied by members of the carnival club who are also disguised as babies. Hellin II and Pétronille are inspired by the story of Cysoing. Hellin II. Is the "red knight" and was created in 1990. He "married" Pétronille in 1993.
Architectural monuments
See: List of Monuments historiques in Cysoing
Personalities
Sons and daughters of the church
- Marie-Dominique Philippe (1912-2006), Dominican , philosopher , theologian and founder of the Community of St. John
Personalities who have worked in the place
- Eberhard von Friuli (810–866), Margrave of Friuli and founder of the Abbey of Cysoing
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Nord. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-119-8 , pp. 601-602.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Charles Mériaux: Gallia irradiata . saints et sanctuaires dans le nord de la Gaule du haut Moyen Age. In: Contributions to hagiography . tape 4 . Franz Steiner Verlag, 2006, ISBN 978-3-515-08353-9 , pp. 218-220 ( online [accessed September 2, 2011]). (French)
- ↑ Saint Evrard. Fondateur de Cysoing. In: Nominis. Église catholique en France, accessed on September 2, 2011 (French).
- ↑ The Giants of Flanders. In: flandern.com. Tourism Flanders Brussels, accessed 1 September 2011 .
- ↑ A découvrir. Les Géants. (No longer available online.) In: cc-paysdepevele.fr. Communauté de communes du pays de Pévèle, archived from the original on July 2, 2012 ; Retrieved September 1, 2011 (French). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
