Lewarde
Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
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Lewarde (French pronunciation: [ləwaʁd]; Picard: Lwarte) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]
Lewarde | |
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.JPG) The Delloye mine in Lewarde | |
_Nord-France.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Lewarde | |
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| Coordinates: 50°20′30″N 3°10′11″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Douai |
| Canton | Aniche |
| Intercommunality | Cœur d'Ostrevent |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2022–2026) | Alain Bruneel[1] |
Area 1 | 3.9 km2 (1.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 2,353 |
| • Density | 600/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59345 /59287 |
| Elevation | 22–80 m (72–262 ft) (avg. 40 m or 130 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,872 | — |
| 1975 | 1,992 | +0.89% |
| 1982 | 2,289 | +2.01% |
| 1990 | 2,768 | +2.40% |
| 1999 | 2,782 | +0.06% |
| 2007 | 2,769 | −0.06% |
| 2012 | 2,645 | −0.91% |
| 2017 | 2,425 | −1.72% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
History
Ancient History
Romans medals were found at multiple times in Lewarde, as well as ballot boxes filled of ash hiden in an sandstone career and four bronze heads of a gallo-roman style.[5]
Moyen Âge
The town of Lewarde has born on a wooded ridge (the mountains Saint-Rémi) surround an fortified area, built by the count of Hainaut in XIII, where we could monitor the common border of the Counties of Flandres and the Hainaut.
Of the fortified area, nothing has stayed. But, it's at this assumed place, in the fief of Lewarde, where the town church has been built.
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