Vertain

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Vertain
Vertain coat of arms
Vertain (France)
Vertain
region Hauts-de-France
Department North
Arrondissement Cambrai
Canton Caudry
Community association Pays Solesmois
Coordinates 50 ° 13 '  N , 3 ° 32'  E Coordinates: 50 ° 13 '  N , 3 ° 32'  E
height 76-116 m
surface 5.78 km 2
Residents 517 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 89 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 59730
INSEE code 59612
Website http://sitedevertain.wifeo.com

Vertain one is French municipality with 517 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 .

geography

The community is crossed by the Harpies River. Vertain's neighboring municipalities are Saint-Martin-sur-Écaillon in the north, Escarmain in the northeast, Romeries in the southeast, Saint-Python and Solesmes in the southwest and Haussy in the west.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2009 2015
Residents 603 587 493 520 525 516 470 530

Attractions

  • Saint-Pierre church

  • Church Saint-Pierre

  • Altarpiece , Crucifixion of Peter

Personalities

  • Philippe de Rubempré († 1639), 1614 Comte de Vertain

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes du Nord. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-119-8 , pp. 1513-1514.

Web links

Commons : Vertain  - collection of images, videos and audio files