Iwuy
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | North | |
| Arrondissement | Cambrai | |
| Canton | Caudry | |
| Community association | Cambrai | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 14 ′ N , 3 ° 19 ′ E | |
| height | 35-81 m | |
| surface | 12.75 km 2 | |
| Residents | 3,348 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 263 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 59141 | |
| INSEE code | 59322 | |
| Website | http://www.iwuy.fr/page.php?id=1 | |
 Iwuy City Hall |
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Iwuy is a French municipality with 3348 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Nord in the region of Hauts-de-France . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Cambrai and the municipality of Agglomération de Cambrai .
geography
The municipality of Iwuy is located in the far north of France at the mouth of the Erclin in the canalized Scheldt , between the cities of Cambrai and Valenciennes . The ground relief of the community is mostly flat, flat hills rise in the southeast, the highest point in the community area is here at 81 m above sea level. Like the surrounding area, the area of the municipality is almost woodless. Smaller alluvial forests ( Les Petits Bois ) have only survived near the Scheldt . Outside the closed settlement image of the core town there are wide fields and pastures.
Neighboring municipalities of Iwuy are Hordain in the north, Avesnes-le-Sec in the northeast, Villers-en-Cauchies in the east, Rieux-en-Cambrésis in the southeast, Naves in the south, Thun-Saint-Martin in the southwest, Thun-l'Évêque in the West as well as Estrun in the northwest.
history
Finds of hewn stones and remains of tombs suggest that the area around Iwuy was already settled in prehistoric times.
At the turn of the ages the area around Iwuy was inhabited by the Nervier tribe. They built their stilt houses on the right, eastern bank of the Scheldt. A bridge over the Scheldt connected the right bank with the oppidum of Estrun . Remnants of the piles were recovered when a mansion was being built.
After the conquest of Gaul by Julius Caesar in the 4th century, nearby Cambrai became an important city for the Romans. Urns, jewelery and coins with images of the Roman emperors that were found here bear witness to this.
After the Treaty of Verdun in 843, the Scheldt near Iwuy formed the border between the kingdoms of Charles the Bald and Louis the Pious for 800 years; Iwuy was now part of the Cambrésis district of Erclindie in the county of Hainaut within the Holy Roman Empire .
The first known noble family ruling Iwuy were the Écaillon , whose serrated cross in the coat of arms formed the template for the municipal coat of arms of Iwuy.
At the beginning of the Hundred Years War Iwuy suffered severe devastation from British, Flemish and French troops.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2017 | |
| Residents | 3579 | 3573 | 3572 | 3509 | 3418 | 3606 | 3143 | 3348 | |
| Sources: Cassini and INSEE | |||||||||
Culture and sights
- St. Vedast Church in Iwuy
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- St. Vedast Church ( Église Saint-Vaast ) from the 18th century
- Notre-Dame de Grace chapel
- Manor house from 1338–1720 acquired by Claude Le Blanc (1669–1728), a nobleman and administrator in several provinces.
- Niagara cemetery - military cemetery for fallen British of the First World War ( cimetière militaire britannique )
Folklore and carnival
The Géants d'Iwuy (German: Giganten von Iwuy ) belong to the traditional giant figures ( Géants du Nord ) that are widespread at festivals in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region in northern France and in neighboring Belgium . The characters from Iwuy are named Alfred El'Rempailleux (created 2002) and Joseph El'Carrioteux and Eugénie El'Canneleuse (created 2006). Since 2005, the performances have been carried out by UNESCO under the title Processions of Giants and Dragons from Belgium and France as masterpieces of the oral and intangible heritage of humanity .
Economy and Infrastructure
The residents of Iwuy work in the eight farms (mainly grain cultivation), in small craft and service companies or in the industrial areas on the outskirts of the place ( Parc d'Activités du Val de Calvigny ). Many residents also commute to the nearby commercial and administrative center of Cambrai.
The A2 autoroute , which forms part of the connection from the Paris region to Belgium and the industrial area around Lille, touches the north-west of the municipality. From a connection to the A2, the highway to Cambrair runs through Iwuy. There are other road connections to the neighboring communities of Avesnes-le-Src and Rieux-en-Cambrésis.
Iwuy station is on the railway line from Busigny to Somain , which opened in 1858 and is operated by the TER Nord-Pas-de-Calais transport company .
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Nord. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-119-8 , pp. 400-402.
supporting documents
- ↑ Johannes Fried : The formation of Europe. 840-1046. 3rd revised edition. Oldenbourg, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-486-49703-8 (= Oldenbourg floor plan of history , 6).
- ↑ History abstract Iwuy. Author: A. Dumoulin
- ↑ Iwuy on cassini.ehess.fr
- ↑ Iwuy on insee.fr
- ↑ List of the Géants du Nord ( Memento of the original from January 22, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Farms on annuaire-mairie.fr (French)
Web links
- Monuments historiques (objects) in Iwuy in the base Palissy of the French Ministry of Culture
- Population statistics