Quiévrechain
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | North | |
| Arrondissement | Valenciennes | |
| Canton | Marly | |
| Community association | Valenciennes Métropole | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 24 ' N , 3 ° 40' E | |
| height | 24–118 m | |
| surface | 4.71 km 2 | |
| Residents | 6,366 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 1,352 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 59920 | |
| INSEE code | 59484 | |
| Website | https://quievrechain.fr/ | |
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Quiévrechain is a French municipality with 6366 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Nord in the region of Hauts-de-France . It belongs to the canton of Marly (until 2015 canton of Valenciennes-Est ) in the arrondissement Valenciennes and is a member of the communauté d'agglomération Valenciennes Métropole .
geography
Quiévrechain is located directly on the Belgian border on the Aunelle river , about 15 kilometers northeast of Valenciennes . Quiévrechain is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Crespin in the north, Quiévrain (Belgium) in the east, Honnelles in the southeast, Rombies-et-Marchipont in the south and Quarouble in the west.
The community is located in the Regional Nature Park Scarpe-Schelde .
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
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| 6.332 | 7.102 | 7,269 | 7.186 | 6,456 | 6,609 | 5,750 | 6.130 |
Attractions
- Sacré-Cœur Church, built in 1892
Personalities
- José Samyn (1946–1969), racing cyclist
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Nord. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-119-8 , pp. 1674-1675.
Web links
Commons : Quiévrechain - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Monuments historiques (objects) in Quiévrechain in the base Palissy of the French Ministry of Culture