Isbergues

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Isbergues
Isbergues coat of arms
Isbergues (France)
Isbergues
region Hauts-de-France
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Bethune
Canton Aire-sur-la-Lys
Community association Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys novels
Coordinates 50 ° 37 ′  N , 2 ° 27 ′  E Coordinates: 50 ° 37 ′  N , 2 ° 27 ′  E
height 16-44 m
surface 4.37 km 2
Residents 8,845 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 2,024 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 62330
INSEE code

Chapel of Saint Isbergues

Isbergues (NDL .: "Isberg") is a French municipality with 8845 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Pas-de-Calais in the region of Hauts-de-France . It belongs to the municipality of Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane and is part of the Arrondissement of Béthune and the canton of Aire-sur-la-Lys . The inhabitants are called Isberguois .

geography

Isbergues is located on the Canal d'Aire canal . It is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Venant in the northeast, Guarbecque in the east, Ham-en-Artois in the south, Norrent-Fontes in the southwest, Mazinghem and Lambres in the west and Aire-sur-Lys (Dutch: "Arien aan de Lys ") in the north-west.

history

The name of the place goes back to the daughter of Pippin the Younger , Isberga (Eng. Gisela), who worked miracles in the healing of eye and skin diseases and became a saint.

Today's community was created in 1996 from the merger of the formerly independent communities Isbergues , Berguette and Molinghem .

The villages were first mentioned in the 11th and 12th centuries.

Monument to steel processing

The area gained importance with steel processing from the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century.

Attractions

  • Church of Saint Isbergues in Isbergues, monument historique since the 13th century
  • Chapel of the Holy Isbergues with well or spring
  • Saint-Pierre church in Berguerette
  • Saint-Maurice Church in Molinghem
  • Chapel of Saint-Éloi in Isbergues
  • Numerous war memorials (including Franco-German War , Boxer Rebellion , First and Second World War , war in Indochina and Algeria)

economy

ArcelorMittal operates the steel processing industry in Isbergues.

Sports

The Grand Prix d'Isbergues , a major cycling race, takes place every year.

Web links

Commons : Isbergues  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Jozef van Overstraeten: De Nederlanden in Frankrijk. Buttoned encyclopedie . Vlaamse Toeristenbond, Antwerp 1969.