Vieux-Reng
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region | Hauts-de-France | |
Department | North | |
Arrondissement | Avesnes-sur-Helpe | |
Canton | Eye of the mouth | |
Community association | Maubeuge Val de Sambre | |
Coordinates | 50 ° 20 ' N , 4 ° 3' E | |
height | 113-148 m | |
surface | 11.64 km 2 | |
Residents | 848 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 73 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 59600 | |
INSEE code | 59618 | |
Website | http://www.vieux-reng.fr/ | |
Town hall (Mairie) of Vieux-Reng |
Vieux-Reng is a French municipality with 848 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Nord in the region of Hauts-de-France . Vieux-Reng belongs to the arrondissement of Avesnes-sur-Helpe and the canton of Maubeuge (until 2015: canton of Maubeuge-Nord ). The inhabitants are called Vieux-Rengtois .
geography
Vieux-Reng is located about nine kilometers northeast of Maubeuge on the Trouille River on the border with Belgium . Vieux-Reng is surrounded by the neighboring communities Villers-Sire-Nicole in the north and north-west, Estinnes (Belgium) in the north and north-east, Erquelinnes (Belgium) in the east, Marpent in the south and south-east, Boussois in the south, Élesmes in the south-west and Bersillies in the West.
The Via Gallica Belgica of the Camino de Santiago runs through the municipality . The northern part of Maubeuge-Élesmes Airport is in the municipality.
Population development
1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
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955 | 946 | 884 | 822 | 848 | 810 | 796 | 870 |
Source: Cassini and INSEE |
Attractions
- Saint-Cyriaque church, built in the early 17th century
- Notre-Dame de Bon Secours chapel
- Fortification at La Salmagne (part of the so-called Maginot Line )
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Nord. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-119-8 , pp. 1250-1251.
Web links
- Monuments historiques (objects) in Vieux-Reng in the base Palissy of the French Ministry of Culture