Escaudœuvres
Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
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Escaudœuvres (French pronunciation: [ekodœvʁ]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]
Escaudœuvres | |
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The town hall in Escaudœuvres | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Escaudœuvres | |
  Escaudœuvres Location within France  Escaudœuvres Location within Hauts-de-France | |
| Coordinates: 50°11′35″N 3°15′54″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Cambrai |
| Canton | Cambrai |
| Intercommunality | CA Cambrai |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Thierry Bouteman[1] |
Area 1 | 6.64 km2 (2.56 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 3,171 |
| • Density | 478/km2 (1,240/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59206 /59161 |
| Elevation | 38–77 m (125–253 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
History
Escaudœuvres is famous for being the location of the sugar factory of the Sucrerie centrale de Cambrai. At the time of its construction, this was one of the biggest sugar factories of the world. It later became the Sucrerie Tereos d'Escaudœuvres, but ceased to operate in 2023. The site is now only a logistics facility.[4]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 3,224 | — |
| 1975 | 3,951 | +2.95% |
| 1982 | 4,234 | +0.99% |
| 1990 | 4,205 | −0.09% |
| 1999 | 3,698 | −1.42% |
| 2007 | 3,399 | −1.05% |
| 2012 | 3,360 | −0.23% |
| 2017 | 3,257 | −0.62% |
| 2023 | 3,171 | −0.44% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
Heraldry
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The arms of Escaudœuvres are blazoned : Vert, 3 fesses ermine.
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