Maulde (north)

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Maulde
Maulde coat of arms
Maulde (France)
Maulde
region Hauts-de-France
Department North
Arrondissement Valenciennes
Canton Saint-Amand-les-Eaux
Community association Porte du Hainaut
Coordinates 50 ° 30 ′  N , 3 ° 27 ′  E Coordinates: 50 ° 30 ′  N , 3 ° 27 ′  E
height 13-42 m
surface 5.18 km 2
Residents 1,026 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 198 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 59158
INSEE code 59393
Website http://www.maulde.fr/

Maulde is a French commune with 1,026 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the region of Hauts-de-France in the department of Nord . Administratively, the municipality is assigned to the arrondissement of Valenciennes and is part of the canton of Saint-Amand-les-Eaux (until 2015: canton of Saint-Amand-les-Eaux-Rive gauche ).

geography

Maulde is located in French Flanders on the Belgian border and the Scheldt , 17 km north-northwest of Valenciennes .

Maulde is part of the Scarpe-Schelde Regional Nature Park (French: Parc naturel régional Scarpe-Escaut ) and is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Brunehaut (Belgium) in the north, Mortagne-du-Nord in the east, Thun-Saint-Amand in the southeast and Lecelles in the South and west.

Population development

year 1936 1946 1954 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2012
Residents 923 852 843 893 798 854 816 887 880 955 973
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint-Pierre church
  • Beumonville Fortress
  • Casemates from World War II

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes du Nord. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-119-8 , p. 1438.

Web links

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