Les Rues-des-Vignes
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | North | |
| Arrondissement | Cambrai | |
| Canton | Le Cateau-Cambrésis | |
| Community association | Cambrai | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 6 ′ N , 3 ° 14 ′ E | |
| height | 62-146 m | |
| surface | 17.85 km 2 | |
| Residents | 801 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 45 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 59258 | |
| INSEE code | 59517 | |
| Website | http://www.lesruesdesvignes.fr/ | |
Les Rues-des-Vignes is a French commune with a population of 801 (as at 1st January 2017) in the department of Nord in the region of Hauts-de-France . It belongs to the Arrondissement Cambrai and is part of the canton Le Cateau-Cambrésis (until 2015: Canton Marcoing ). The inhabitants are called Ruvignois .
geography
Les Rues-des-Vignes is about eight kilometers south of Cambrai on the Scheldt . Les Rues-des-Vignes is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Masnières in the north and north-west, Crèvecœur-sur-l'Escaut in the east, Aubencheul-aux-Bois , Bantouzelle and Honnecourt-sur-Escaut in the south, Banteux in the south-west and Villers-Plouich in the West.
history
In the Middle Ages the place was called Vinchy . It was here that the Battle of Vincy took place in 717 . With the victory in this battle, Karl Martell laid the foundation for the replacement of the Merovingians by the Carolingians .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 631 | 635 | 706 | 713 | 720 | 661 | 671 | 747 |
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Attractions
- Vaucelles Monastery ( Monument historique )
- Archaeological dig site
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Nord. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-119-8 , pp. 1174-1181.
