Englefontaine

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Englefontaine
Englefontaine coat of arms
Englefontaine (France)
Englefontaine
region Hauts-de-France
Department North
Arrondissement Avesnes-sur-Helpe
Canton Avesnes-sur-Helpe
Community association Pays de Mormal
Coordinates 50 ° 12 ′  N , 3 ° 39 ′  E Coordinates: 50 ° 12 ′  N , 3 ° 39 ′  E
height 128-152 m
surface 4.62 km 2
Residents 1,304 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 282 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 59530
INSEE code 59194

Town hall building (Mairie) with post office and community hall

Englefontaine is a commune in northern France . It belongs to the region of Hauts-de-France , the Nord , for Arrondissement Avesnes-sur-Helpe and Canton Avesnes-sur-Helpe (2015: District of Le Quesnoy-Est ). The residents call themselves Englefontainois .

geography

Englefontaine is about 19 kilometers east of Cambrai . Englefontaine is surrounded by the neighboring communities Louvignies-Quesnoy in the north, Raucourt-au-Bois in the northeast, Locquignol in the east, Hecq in the south and Poix-du-Nord in the south and west.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2013
Residents 1,189 1,323 1,337 1,349 1,354 1,327 1,343 1,298
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint-Georges church
  • Saint-Georges fountain from 1948
  • British military cemetery
Saint-Georges church

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes du Nord. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-119-8 , pp. 1318-1320.

Web links

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