Rouvignies
Rouvignies | ||
---|---|---|
|
||
region | Hauts-de-France | |
Department | North | |
Arrondissement | Valenciennes | |
Canton | Aulnoy-lez-Valenciennes | |
Community association | Valenciennes Métropole | |
Coordinates | 50 ° 20 ′ N , 3 ° 27 ′ E | |
height | 25-53 m | |
surface | 3.23 km 2 | |
Residents | 655 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 203 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 59220 | |
INSEE code | 59515 | |
Website | http://www.rouvignies.com/ |
Rouvignies is a French municipality with 655 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Nord in the region of Hauts-de-France . It belongs to the community association Valenciennes Métropole , for Arrondissement Valenciennes and is part of the Canton of Aulnoy-lez-Valenciennes (2015: Canton Valenciennes-Sud ).
geography
Rouvignies is about six kilometers southwest of Valenciennes on the canalized Scheldt . Rouvignies is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Hérin in the north, Prouvy in the east and south-east, Haulchin in the south and south-west and Wavrechain-sous-Denain in the west and south-west.
The A2 autoroute as well as the former Routes nationales 30 (today's D630) and 45 (today's D645) run through the municipality .
Population development
1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
526 | 521 | 571 | 527 | 503 | 588 | 701 | 683 |
Attractions
- Saint-Jean church
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Nord. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-119-8 , p. 1677.