Landrecies

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Landrecies
Landrecies Coat of Arms
Landrecies (France)
Landrecies
region Hauts-de-France
Department North
Arrondissement Avesnes-sur-Helpe
Canton Avesnes-sur-Helpe
Community association Pays de Mormal
Coordinates 50 ° 8 ′  N , 3 ° 41 ′  E Coordinates: 50 ° 8 ′  N , 3 ° 41 ′  E
height 130-179 m
surface 21.70 km 2
Residents 3,483 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 161 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 59550
INSEE code 59331
Website http://www.landrecies.com

Town Hall ( Hôtel de ville )

Landrecies (old: Landrecy ) (NDL .: land slide ) is a French municipality with 3483 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in Nord in the region of Hauts-de-France . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Avesnes-sur-Helpe and the canton of Avesnes-sur-Helpe (until 2015: Canton Landrecies ).

geography

The city lies on the Sambre river , which can be traveled by ship from Belgium . This is also where the Canal de la Sambre à l'Oise ( German: Sambre-Oise Canal ) begins, which enables ships to continue their journey into the Oise Valley, and thus to the greater Paris area. In the municipality, the Rivièrette flows into the Sambre.

history

Landrecies is first mentioned in the 7th century. In the 9th century it became a border town through the division of the Carolingian territories . Landrecies was allodial until in 1096 the lords of Avesnes-sur-Helpe from the House of Avesnes took possession of it. They built a castle, nothing of which has survived today, and imposed their laws on the inhabitants in 1191. The Lords of Avesnes became the Counts of Hainaut , who were inherited by the Dukes of Burgundy . When the Habsburgs came to power (1477), Landrecies became a battle zone; the community was sacked in 1521 by the Duke of Vendôme , in 1542 by King Francis I , then (1543–1544) occupied by the French, until the peace of Crépy Landrecies was awarded to Emperor Charles V , who made the place a fortress.

The Duke of Épernon , who had served six kings as one of the most powerful men in France, conquered the city in 1637 for Louis XIII. back, then it fell into the hands of the Spaniards. Landrecies finally fell to France in 1655 through Turenne and La Ferté . The Pyrenees Peace of 1659 confirmed the affiliation. Vauban then surrounded the city with new fortifications.

In 1712, during the War of the Spanish Succession , a large part of the foreign troops were housed in Landrecies, which was a great advantage for the Duke of Villars in his victory at Denain , which put an end to the war.

During the French Revolution , the community was temporarily occupied by Austrian troops (→ First Coalition War # Campaign of 1794 ). The fortress was demolished from 1894; it was militarily useless since the invention of the explosive shell at the latest .

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2017
Residents 4396 4720 4451 4146 3941 3858 3667 3483
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Personalities

Attractions

Church of St. Peter and Paul
  • La Poudrière, the only remnant of the old castle from 1140; he's on the edge of the main street
  • Ernest Amas Museum

Town twinning

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes du Nord. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-119-8 , pp. 920-928.

Web links

Commons : Landrecies  - collection of images, videos and audio files
Wikisource: Landresi in the Topographia Circuli Burgundici (Mathäus Merian)  - sources and full texts