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Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
Saint-Souplet
Commune
A general view of Saint-SoupletA general view of Saint-Souplet
Coat of arms of Saint-SoupletCoat of arms
Location of Saint-Souplet
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Coordinates: 50°03′19″N 3°31′53″E / 50.0553°N 3.5314°E / 50.0553; 3.5314
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementCambrai
CantonLe Cateau-Cambrésis
IntercommunalityCA Caudrésis–Catésis
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Henri Quoniou
Area12.66 km (4.89 sq mi)
Population1,203
 • Density95/km (250/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code59545 /59360
Elevation101–161 m (331–528 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Souplet (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ suplɛ]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

Geography

Saint Souplet-Escaufourt is on the (departmental) route 115. It is part of the Canton of Le Cateau-Cambrésis, 6 km from Cateau, 30 km south east of Cambrai and 86 km from Lille.

Located in the south of Cateau-Cambrésis and on the doorstep of Avesnois, Saint-Souplet is surrounded by the nature landscapes of Hainaut : grasslands bordered by 'bocage' hedges and vast expanses of cultivated fields. It extends along the Selle, a tributary river of the Scheldt, which arises in Aisne and winds some 50 kilomètres through Nord.

History

Saint-Souplet owes its name to its patron saint, Sulpitius the Pious, archbishop of Bourges in the 7th century. In 1973, it absorbed Escaufourt, located previously in Aisne.

Heraldry

Arms of Saint-Souplet
Arms of Saint-Souplet
 The arms of Saint-Souplet are blazoned :
D'or à trois croissants de gueules.

These arms are those of D'Anneux, marquis of Wargnies and lords of Saint-Souplet.



Demography

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,684—    
1975 1,622−0.53%
1982 1,482−1.28%
1990 1,333−1.32%
1999 1,311−0.18%
2007 1,284−0.26%
2012 1,292+0.12%
2017 1,230−0.98%
Source: INSEE

Escaufourt

Center of Escaufourt

The name Escaufourt comes from fours à chaux (chalk oven). in the 12th century, Escaufourt was in the parish of Honnechy. Before the merger with Saint-Souplet in 1973, Escaufourt was an enclave of Aisne within Nord.

Heraldry

Arms of Escaufourt
Arms of Escaufourt
 The arms of Escaufourt are blazoned :
Gules, 3 chevrons, in chief a label of 4 points Or.



See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. INSEE commune file
  4. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Saint-Souplet, EHESS (in French).
  5. Source: Cambrésis terre d'histoire
  6. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  7. Dictionnaire historique du département de l'Aisne Par Maximilien Melleville - Publié par M. Melleville, 1865 - p. 362
Communes of the Nord department


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