Proville
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | North | |
| Arrondissement | Cambrai | |
| Canton | Cambrai | |
| Community association | Cambrai | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 10 ′ N , 3 ° 12 ′ E | |
| height | 42-87 m | |
| surface | 6.31 km 2 | |
| Residents | 3,163 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 501 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 59267 | |
| INSEE code | 59476 | |
| Website | http://www.proville.fr/ | |
.JPG) Proville Town Hall and War Memorial |
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Proville is a commune with 3163 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in Nord in the region of Hauts-de-France ; it belongs to the Arrondissement of Cambrai and the Canton of Cambrai . The inhabitants are called Provillois .
geography
Proville is a banlieue to the south and southwest of Cambrai on the Scheldt and the Canal de Saint-Quentin . The Bois Chenu Forest is a remarkable biodiversity reserve. Proville is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Cambrai in the north and east, Rumilly-en-Cambrésis in the south-east, Marcoing in the south, Noyelles-sur-Escaut in the south and south-west, Cantaing-sur-Escaut in the west and south-west and Fontaine-Notre-Dame in the West and northwest.
history
The name of the place is said to be derived from Puerorum villa , as it was named in the 11th and 12th centuries. A Roman road still ran through the area in the fifth century.
During the First World War , the site was almost completely destroyed in the Battle of Cambrai in November 1917.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
| Residents | 818 | 915 | 2,238 | 3.215 | 3,655 | 3,472 | 3,475 | 3,293 |
Attractions
- British military cemetery
- Chapel and crypt of the Crépin family
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Nord. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-119-8 , pp. 408-409.
