Solesmes (North)
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | North | |
| Arrondissement | Cambrai | |
| Canton | Caudry | |
| Community association | Pays Solesmois | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 11 ′ N , 3 ° 30 ′ E | |
| height | 62-139 m | |
| surface | 23.25 km 2 | |
| Residents | 4,338 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 187 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 59730 | |
| INSEE code | 59571 | |
Solesmes is a French municipality with 4338 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in Nord in the region of Hauts-de-France . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Cambrai and the Canton of Caudry . The hamlets of Solesmes are Amerval and Ovillers. The city lies on the Selle River .
Population development
- 1962: 6,042
- 1968: 6,042
- 1975: 5,740
- 1982: 5,328
- 1990: 4,892
- 1999: 4,767
- 2006: 4,772
- 2015: 4,437
Attractions
- Church of St-Martin, built from 1778 to 1782 with pulpit and former baptismal font from the old church ( Monument historique )
Personalities
- François Delsarte (1811–1871), speech educator, founder of the Delsarte system
- Léon Richet (1847–1907), painter
- Gustave Choquet (1915-2006), mathematician
- Serge Masnaghetti (* 1934), football coach
education
Town twinning
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Nord. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-119-8 , pp. 1506-1510.
Web links
Commons : Solesmes - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Monuments historiques (objects) in Solesmes (North) in the base Palissy of the French Ministry of Culture
- Official website of the municipality
Individual evidence
- ^ - Solesmes: le nouveau directeur de Saint-Michel milite pour l'épanouissement de chacun. September 2, 2019, accessed on May 20, 2020 (French).