Haveluy

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Haveluy
Coat of arms of Haveluy
Haveluy (France)
Haveluy
region Hauts-de-France
Department North
Arrondissement Valenciennes
Canton Aulnoy-lez-Valenciennes
Community association Porte du Hainaut
Coordinates 50 ° 21 ′  N , 3 ° 24 ′  E 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

  • Saint Martin Church

  • 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

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