Escarmain

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Escarmain
Escarmain Coat of Arms
Escarmain (France)
Escarmain
region Hauts-de-France
Department North
Arrondissement Cambrai
Canton Caudry
Community association Pays Solesmois
Coordinates 50 ° 14 '  N , 3 ° 33'  E Coordinates: 50 ° 14 '  N , 3 ° 33'  E
height 61-118 m
surface 6.4 km 2
Residents 470 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 73 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 59213
INSEE code

Escarmain is a French municipality with 470 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in Nord in the region of Hauts-de-France . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Cambrai and the Canton of Caudry (until 2015: Canton Solesmes ).

geography

Escarmain is about 22 kilometers east-northeast of Cambrai . Escarmain is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Bermerain in the north, Capelle in the north and north-east, Beaudignies in the east, Romeries in the south, Vertain in the west and south-west and Saint-Martin-sur-Écaillon in the west and north-west.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2013
Residents 573 502 519 456 443 423 430 423
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint-Jean-Baptiste church from the 16th century
  • Castle, former chapter of the colleges
Saint-Jean-Baptiste church

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes du Nord. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-119-8 , pp. 1495-1496.

Web links

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