Saint-Souplet
Saint-Souplet is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
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A general view of Saint-Souplet | |
Coat of arms | |
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Coordinates: 50°03′19″N 3°31′53″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Nord |
Arrondissement | Cambrai |
Canton | Le Cateau-Cambrésis |
Intercommunality | Communauté d'agglomération du Caudrésis - Catésis |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020-2026) | Henri Quoniou |
Area 1 | 12.66 km2 (4.89 sq mi) |
Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 1,230 |
• Density | 97/km2 (250/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 59545 /59360 |
Elevation | 101–161 m (331–528 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Geography
Saint Souplet-Escaufourt is on the (departmental) route 115. It is part of the canton Cateau-Cambrésis, 6 km from Cateau, 30 km south east of Cambrai and 86 km from Lille.
Located in the south of Cateau-Cambrésis and on the doorstep of Avesnois, Saint-Souplet is surrounded by the nature landscapes of Hainaut : grasslands bordered by 'bocage' hedges and vast expanses of cultivated fields. It extends along the Selle, a tributary river of the Scheldt, which arises in Aisne and winds some 50 kilomètres through Département du Nord.
History
Saint-Souplet owes its name to its patron saint, saint Sulpice le Pieux archbishop of Bourges in the 8th century.
In 1973, it absorbed Escaufourt, located previously in Aisne
Demography
Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2005 | 2006 | 2009 | 2010 | 2015 |
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Population | 1646 | 1684 | 1622 | 1482 | 1333 | 1311 | 1293 | 1289 | 1288 | 1290 | 1240 |
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once. |
Escaufourt
The name Escaufourt comes from fours à chaux (chalk oven). in the 12th century, Escaufourt was in the parish of Honnechy. Before the merger with Saint-Souplet un 1973, Escaufourt was an enclave of Aisne within Nord.
Heraldry
The arms of Escaufourt are blazoned :[3] Gules, 3 chevrons, in chief a label of 4 points Or. |
See also
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- Source: Cambrésis terre d'histoire
- Dictionnaire historique du département de l'Aisne Par Maximilien Melleville - Publié par M. Melleville, 1865 - p. 362
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