Saint-Amand-les-Eaux

Saint-Amand-les-Eaux
One of the abbey buildings in Saint-Amand-les-Eaux
One of the abbey buildings in Saint-Amand-les-Eaux
Coat of arms of Saint-Amand-les-Eaux
Location of Saint-Amand-les-Eaux
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Saint-Amand-les-Eaux is located in France
Saint-Amand-les-Eaux
Saint-Amand-les-Eaux
Saint-Amand-les-Eaux is located in Hauts-de-France
Saint-Amand-les-Eaux
Saint-Amand-les-Eaux
Coordinates: 50°26′55″N 3°25′41″E / 50.4486°N 3.4281°E / 50.4486; 3.4281
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementValenciennes
CantonSaint-Amand-les-Eaux
IntercommunalityCA 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
 • Density470/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Amandinois, Amandinoise
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59526 /59230
Elevation14–39 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]

The composer Robert Lannoy (1915–1979) was born in Saint-Amand-les-Eaux.

Saint-Amand Abbey, formerly Elnon Abbey, was located here from its foundation in the 630s by Saint Amand until its dissolution in 1789.

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Nord, habitants.fr