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Étreux
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Étreux is a commune in France, situated within the Aisne department and the canton of Wassigny in the arrondissement of Vervins. It is located in the Hauts-de-France region and shares borders with Boué, La Neuville-lès-Dorengt, Oisy, and Vénérolles. The commune has an area of 10.36 square kilometers and an elevation of 160 meters above sea level.
The population of Étreux is 1,839, comprising 735 males and 724 females. The postal code for the area is 02510. Étreux has received the Croix de guerre 1914–1918.
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Place details
- Locality
- Étreux
- Region
- Hauts-de-France
- Country
- France
- Population
- 1,645
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Étreux
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Etreux church.jpg
- French commune.caption
- The church of Étreux
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr étreux 02.svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Vervins
- French commune.canton
- Guise
- French commune.INSEE
- 02298
- French commune.postal code
- 02510
- French commune.mayor
- Bertrand Duferme
- French commune.term
- 2022–2026
- French commune.elevation m
- 144
- French commune.elevation min m
- 115
- French commune.elevation max m
- 160
- French commune.area km2
- 10.36
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Étreux () is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
==History== The first major engagement of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) in the First World War in August 1914, resulted in what became known as the Great Retreat during the Battle of Mons, in the course of which a strategic rearguard action was called for in order to allow the BEF to escape.
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