Haspres

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Haspres
Haspres coat of arms
Haspres (France)
Haspres
region Hauts-de-France
Department North
Arrondissement Valenciennes
Canton Aulnoy-lez-Valenciennes
Community association Porte du Hainaut
Coordinates 50 ° 16 ′  N , 3 ° 21 ′  E Coordinates: 50 ° 16 ′  N , 3 ° 21 ′  E
height 36-80 m
surface 12.2 km 2
Residents 2,739 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 225 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 59198
INSEE code 59285
Website http://www.ville-haspres.fr/

Haspres Town Hall

Haspres is a commune with 2,739 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in Nord in the region of Hauts-de-France . It belongs to the arrondissement of Valenciennes and the canton of Aulnoy-lez-Valenciennes . The inhabitants are called Hasprien (ne) s .

geography

Haspres is located on the Selle , a tributary of the Scheldt around 15 kilometers in the south-west of Valenciennes . Haspres is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Douchy-les-Mines in the north, Thiant and Monchaux-sur-Échaillon in the northeast, Verchain-Maugré in the east, Saulzoir in the southeast, Villers-en-Cauchies in the south, Avesnes-le-Sec in the southwest as well Noyelles-sur-Selle in the north-west.

history

On August 25, 1914, the first major clashes of the First World War took place here on French soil, while the French and British troops withdrew from Belgium (Mons) after the counter-offensive.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2012
Residents 2,962 2,941 2,889 2,700 2,715 2,753 2,679 2,788

Attractions

Saint-Hugues-et-Achaire church
  • Saint-Hugues-et-Achaire church from the 19th century
  • Haspres priory from the 17th century, originally founded as Hasprensis Prœposituria in the 7th century
  • Old Prés-Porchains Abbey from 1233
  • Notre-Dame de la Délivrance, de Foy and de Lourdes chapels
  • Calvaire
  • Old mill on the Selle
  • Town hall from the 19th century
  • Two British military cemeteries

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes du Nord. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-119-8 , pp. 314-316.

Web links

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