Neuville-sur-Escaut
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | North | |
| Arrondissement | Valenciennes | |
| Canton | Denain | |
| Community association | Porte du Hainaut | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 18 ′ N , 3 ° 21 ′ E | |
| height | 31-67 m | |
| surface | 4.74 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,702 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 570 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 59293 | |
| INSEE code | 59429 | |
| Website | http://www.neuvillesurescaut.fr/ | |
 Town hall of Neuville-sur-Escaut |
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Neuville-sur-Escaut is a French commune with 2,702 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Nord in the region of Hauts-de-France . It belongs to the arrondissement of Valenciennes and the canton of Denain . The inhabitants are called Neuvillois (es) .
geography
Neuville-sur-Escaut is located on the canalized Scheldt around 15 kilometers west-southwest of Valenciennes . Neuville-sur-Escaut is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Lourches in the north, Douchy-les-Mines in the east, Noyelles-sur-Escaut in the southeast, Lieu-Saint-Amand in the south and Bouchain in the west and southwest.
Autoroute A2 leads through the municipality .
history
In 864 the area was donated by Charles the Bald to the Abbey of Saint-Amand. In 1890 the mill on the Scheldt was converted into an early power station.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 2,975 | 3,096 | 3,287 | 3,042 | 2,995 | 2,799 | 2,709 | 2,580 |
Personalities
- Célestin Joseph Félix (1810-1891), Jesuit
Attractions
- Saint-Amand church, built between 1869 and 1872
- Former Lemaire Fontville brewery, built in the second half of the 19th century
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Nord. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-119-8 , pp. 322-323.
Web links
- Monuments historiques (objects) in Neuville-sur-Escaut in the base Palissy of the French Ministry of Culture