Les Rues-des-Vignes (French pronunciation: [le ʁy de viɲ]; called Vinchy in the Middle Ages) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]
Les Rues-des-Vignes | |
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.jpg) The Vaucelles abbey | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Les Rues-des-Vignes | |
  Les Rues-des-Vignes  Les Rues-des-Vignes | |
| Coordinates: 50°05′43″N 3°14′25″E / 50.0953°N 3.2403°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Cambrai |
| Canton | Le Cateau-Cambrésis |
| Intercommunality | CA Cambrai |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Marc Langlais[1] |
Area 1 | 17.85 km2 (6.89 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 737 |
| • Density | 41.3/km2 (107/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59517 /59258 |
| Elevation | 62–146 m (203–479 ft) (avg. 103 m or 338 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Vinchy was the site of a famous battle of the then-rising Charles Martel in spring 717.
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ INSEE commune file
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