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Saint-Amand-les-Eaux | |
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 One of the abbey buildings in Saint-Amand-les-Eaux | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Saint-Amand-les-Eaux  | |
  Saint-Amand-les-Eaux  Saint-Amand-les-Eaux | |
| Coordinates: 50°26′55″N 3°25′41″E / 50.4486°N 3.4281°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Valenciennes |
| Canton | Saint-Amand-les-Eaux |
| Intercommunality | CA Porte du Hainaut |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Alain Bocquet[1] (PCF) |
Area 1 | 33.81 km2 (13.05 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 15,980 |
| • Density | 470/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Amandinois, Amandinoise |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59526 /59230 |
| Elevation | 14–39 m (46–128 ft) (avg. 17 m or 56 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Saint-Amand-les-Eaux (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t‿amɑ̃ lez‿o]; former Dutch: Sint-Amands-aan-de-Skarpe) is a commune in the Nord department, northern France.[3] It lies on the river Scarpe, 12 km northwest of Valenciennes. In French, the town people are named Amandinois (m), Amandinoise (f).[4]
Saint-Amand Abbey, formerly Elnon Abbey, was located here from its foundation in the 630s by Saint Amand until its dissolution in 1789.
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Nord, habitants.fr