Haveluy
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region | Hauts-de-France | |
Department | North | |
Arrondissement | Valenciennes | |
Canton | Aulnoy-lez-Valenciennes | |
Community association | Porte du Hainaut | |
Coordinates | 50 ° 21 ′ N , 3 ° 24 ′ E | |
height | 21-70 m | |
surface | 4.7 km 2 | |
Residents | 3,174 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 675 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 59255 | |
INSEE code | 59292 | |
Website | http://www.haveluy.fr/ | |
Haveluy Town Hall |
Haveluy is a French municipality with 3174 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of 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 Haveluynois .
geography
Haveluy is about eight kilometers west of Valenciennes . Haveluy is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Wallers in the north and west, Bellaing in the northeast, Oisy in the east and Denain in the south.
history
In the meantime, the coal seams were mined from the middle of the 19th century. In 1954 the last mine was closed.
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
Residents | 4,053 | 3,998 | 3,616 | 3,266 | 3,046 | 3,084 | 3,178 | 3,055 |
Attractions
- Saint-Martin church, built 1770–1772, bell tower from 1619
- Calvaire from 1837
- Town hall from 1926
- Méaux and Grande Cense manors
- Etang de la Fontaine
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Nord. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-119-8 , p. 636.
Web links
Commons : Haveluy - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Monuments historiques (objects) in Haveluy in the base Palissy of the French Ministry of Culture