Le Quesnoy
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | North | |
| Arrondissement | Avesnes-sur-Helpe | |
| Canton | Avesnes-sur-Helpe | |
| Community association | Pays de Mormal | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 15 ′ N , 3 ° 38 ′ E | |
| height | 82-138 m | |
| surface | 14.23 km 2 | |
| Residents | 4,934 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 347 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 59530 | |
| INSEE code | 59481 | |
| Website | http://www.lequesnoyvilleforte.fr/ | |
.JPG) Town Hall (Hôtel de ville) |
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Le Quesnoy ( Dutch Kiezenet ) is a French municipality with 4934 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in Nord in the region of Hauts-de-France . It is located between Valenciennes and Maubeuge , on the Rhonelle river . In the Middle Ages it was the residence of the Counts of Hainaut .
history
In the 12th century, Count Balduin IV fortified the town of Le Quesnoy and built a castle in which his successors would reside until the 15th century. In 1169, Emperor Frederick I visited Barbarossa Le Quesnoy to attend the wedding between Baldwin V and Margaret of Flanders . With the Hainaut, Le Quesnoy came under the rule of the Wittelsbachers in 1345 and in 1433 with the Dutch territories of the Duchy of Straubing-Holland under the rule of the House of Burgundy .
After the Burgundy family died out, Le Quesnoy fell to France in 1477. The French King Francis I had the castle and the city expanded into a fortress. Le Quesnoy was subsequently controversial between France and the Habsburgs . It was not until 1654 that Turenne finally succeeded in tying the city to France. After the Peace of the Pyrenees in 1659, Vauban , the fortress builder of Louis XIV , had the fortifications reinforced again.
During the War of the Spanish Succession , Prince Eugene briefly occupied the city. During the First World War , Le Quesnoy was occupied by the Germans and finally retaken by New Zealand troops in 1918 . In the city today a memorial commemorates the liberation by the New Zealanders. The New Zealand city of Cambridge is twinned with Le Quesnoy. During the Second World War , Le Quesnoy came under German control again, but was again recaptured for France.
population
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2004 | 2017 |
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| 4570 | 5101 | 5127 | 4792 | 4890 | 4917 | 4921 | 4934 |
Architectural monuments
See: List of Monuments historiques in Le Quesnoy
economy
In Le Quesnoy there is a production facility of the soft drinks manufacturer GerberEmig .
Twin cities
- Cambridge , New Zealand
- Dej , Romania
- Morlanwelz , Belgium
- Ratingen , Germany ( Hösel district since 1963)
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Nord. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-119-8 , pp. 1346-1351.
