Mont-Saint-Éloi
Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
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Mont-Saint-Éloi (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃ sɛ̃.t‿elwa]; West Flemish: Sint-Elooisberg) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France[3] 5 miles (8 km) northwest of Arras, on the banks of the river Scarpe.
Mont-Saint-Éloi
Sint-Eloois Berg | |
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Abbey of Mont Saint-Éloi | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Mont-Saint-Éloi | |
  Mont-Saint-Éloi Location within France  Mont-Saint-Éloi Location within Hauts-de-France | |
| Coordinates: 50°21′07″N 2°41′38″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Arras |
| Canton | Arras-1 |
| Intercommunality | CU Arras |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2026–32) | Maureen Searle[1] |
Area 1 | 15.85 km2 (6.12 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,022 |
| • Density | 64.48/km2 (167.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62589 /62144 |
| Elevation | 67–145 m (220–476 ft) (avg. 135 m or 443 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 | 1,042 | — |
| 1975 | 1,056 | +0.19% |
| 1982 | 1,023 | −0.45% |
| 1990 | 982 | −0.51% |
| 1999 | 1,018 | +0.40% |
| 2007 | 1,009 | −0.11% |
| 2012 | 1,011 | +0.04% |
| 2017 | 1,023 | +0.24% |
| 2023 | 1,022 | −0.02% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Mont Saint-Éloi Abbey
The monastery was founded in the 7th century by Vindicianus, bishop of Arras and devotee of Saint Eligius. The bishop was buried in the nearby Bois d'Ecoives, but his relics were subsequently removed to the Abbey Church of St. Joseph, which was enlarged in the 11th century. The abbey adopted the Rule of Saint Augustine, and was the motherhouse of St. Botolph's Priory in Colchester.[5] The medieval buildings were demolished in 1750 to make way for a church and convent, necessitated by the aging and shallow foundations of the old abbey.
During the French Revolution, the monks left and the abbey was converted into a quarry and pillaged for the stone.[6] What remained of the towers and facade serving as a military observation point during the First World War. In 1915 heavy shelling damaged the towers. It is a protected monument.[7]
The menhirs
Menhirs
Écoivres village
Features on the church spire
Aerial view of the countryside
Aerial view
Aerial view of the abbey
Towers of the abbey of Mont Saint-Éloi
