Saint-Souplet
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Cambrai |
| Canton | Le Cateau-Cambrésis |
| Intercommunality | Caudrésis–Catésis |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Henri Quoniou |
| Area1 | 12.66 km2 (4.89 sq mi) |
| Population (2009)2 | 1,288 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (260/sq mi) |
| 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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Saint-Souplet is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
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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
Heraldry
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The arms of Saint-Souplet are blazoned : D'or à trois croissants de gueules. These arms are those of D'Anneux, marquis of Wargnies and lords of Saint-Souplet.[1] |
Demography
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| Population | 1 646 | 1 684 | 1 622 | 1 482 | 1 333 | 1 311 | 1 289 |
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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
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The arms of Escaufourt are blazoned :[2] Gules, 3 chevrons, in chief a label of 4 points Or. |
See also
References
- ↑ 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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