Esnes
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | North | |
| Arrondissement | Cambrai | |
| Canton | Le Cateau-Cambrésis | |
| Community association | Cambrai | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 6 ′ N , 3 ° 19 ′ E | |
| height | 71-139 m | |
| surface | 14.44 km 2 | |
| Residents | 679 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 47 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 59127 | |
| INSEE code | 59209 | |
Esnes is a French municipality with 679 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Nord in the region of Hauts-de-France . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Cambrai and the canton of Le Cateau-Cambrésis (until 2015: canton of Clary ). The inhabitants are called Esnois .
geography
Esnes is about nine kilometers southeast of Cambrai . Esnes is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Wambaix in the north, Haucourt-en-Cambrésis in the east and northeast, Walincourt-Selvigny in the east and southeast, Crèvecœur-sur-l'Escaut in the south and southwest, Lesdain in the west and Séranvillers-Forenville in the north-west.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
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| 903 | 818 | 809 | 753 | 719 | 656 | 624 | 663 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Pierre church
- Esnes Castle , originally built in the 12th century as a castle complex , largely from the 15th century today, rebuilt in the 18th century, medieval portal, monument historique since 1971
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Nord. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-119-8 , pp. 554-555.
Web links
Commons : Esnes - collection of images, videos and audio files
