Masnières

Masnières
region	Hauts-de-France
Department	North
Arrondissement	Cambrai
Canton	Le Cateau-Cambrésis
Community association	Cambrai
Coordinates	50 ° 7 ' N , 3 ° 13' E Coordinates: 50 ° 7 ' N , 3 ° 13' E
height	54-119 m
surface	10.97 km 2
Residents	2,717 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	248 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	59241
INSEE code	59389
Website	http://www.masnieres.fr/
	; Masnières Town Hall

Masnières is a commune with 2,717 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in 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 Masnièrois .

geography

Masnières lies on the Scheldt and the ship channel Canal de Saint-Quentin , about seven kilometers south of the center of Cambrai . Masnières is surrounded by the neighboring communities Rumilly-en-Cambrésis in the north, Crèvecœur-sur-l'Escaut in the east, Les Rues-des-Vignes in the south and south-east, Villers-Plouich in the south-west and Marcoing in the west.

The Autoroute A26 (the Masnières junction is in the municipality of Banteux) and the former Route nationale 44 (today's D644) run through the municipality .

history

In November 1917, the place was almost completely destroyed in the Battle of Cambrai.

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2012
Residents	2,399	2,351	2,446	2,655	2,708	2,525	2,581	2,650

Attractions

Saint Martin Church

Neo-Gothic Saint-Martin church, built in 1860, bell tower from the 16th century, destroyed during World War I and rebuilt in 1920 (see also: List of Monuments historiques in Masnières )
Memorial Le Caribou commemorating the Battle of Cambrai and the use of Canadian soldiers
Hostetter School
British military cemetery

literature

Le Patrimoine des Communes du Nord. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-119-8 , pp. 1165-1168.

Web links

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