Les Rues-des-Vignes
Commune in Hauts-de-France, France / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
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Les Rues-des-Vignes | |
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Coordinates: 50°05′43″N 3°14′25″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 (2021)[2] | 748 |
• Density | 42/km2 (110/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. |
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Vinchy was the site of a famous battle of the then-rising Charles Martel in spring 717.