Vieux-Reng

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Vieux-Reng
Coat of arms of Vieux-Reng
Vieux-Reng (France)
Vieux-Reng
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 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
955 946 884 822 848 810 796 870
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

Saint-Cyriaque Church
  • 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

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