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Saint-Amand-les-Eaux
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Saint-Amand-les-Eaux (; former , before 1962: Saint-Amand) is a commune in the Nord department, northern France. It lies on the river Scarpe, 12 km northwest of Valenciennes. In French, the town people are named Amandinois (m), Amandinoise (f).
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Saint-Amand-les-Eaux is a commune in France, situated in the Nord department within the Hauts-de-France region. It serves as the capital for the cantons of Saint-Amand-les-Eaux, Saint-Amand-les-Eaux-Rive droite, and Saint-Amand-les-Eaux-Rive gauche. The municipality has an area of 33.81 square kilometers and shares borders with Nivelle, Raismes, Bruille-Saint-Amand, and Lecelles. Its postal code is 59230, and it is twinned with Andernach.
The population is recorded as 16,653, comprising 7,447 males and 8,442 females, while another source lists the population as 17,808. The elevation is 21 meters. Alain Bocquet and Fabien Roussel are listed as heads of government. The official name includes Saint-Amand and Elnon-Libre.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Saint-Amand-les-Eaux is referenced by 758 other articles, and connects out to France, Italy and Germany.
Vinony files it under Communes of Nord (French department) and Spa towns in France.
Its subject is documented across 45 Wikipedia language editions.
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Place details
- Locality
- Saint-Amand-les-Eaux
- Region
- Hauts-de-France
- Country
- France
- Population
- 17,808
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- French commune.name
- Saint-Amand-les-Eaux
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Abbaye de Saint-Amand.jpg
- French commune.caption
- One of the abbey buildings in Saint-Amand-les-Eaux
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Saint-Amand-les-Eaux (Nord).svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Valenciennes
- French commune.canton
- Saint-Amand-les-Eaux
- French commune.INSEE
- 59526
- French commune.postal code
- 59230
- French commune.mayor
- Fabien Roussel
- French commune.term
- 2025–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- CA Porte du Hainaut
- French commune.elevation m
- 17
- French commune.elevation min m
- 14
- French commune.elevation max m
- 39
- French commune.area km2
- 33.81
- French commune.population demonym
- Amandinois, Amandinoise
- French commune.party
- PCF
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Official website
Page d'accueil | Ville de Saint Amand Les Eaux
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Elnon-Libre
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Valenciennes
- Population
- 15974
- Area
- 33.81
- Elevation
- 20
- Capital of
- canton of Saint-Amand-les-Eaux
- Shares border with
- Nivelle
- Official website
- www.saint-amand-les-eaux.fr
- Image
- Tour Abbatiale de Saint-Amand-les-Eaux.jpg
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- Commons category
- Saint-Amand-les-Eaux
- topic's main category
- Category:Saint-Amand-les-Eaux
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- postal code
- 59230
- twinned administrative body
- Andernach
- associated electoral district
- canton of Saint-Amand-les-Eaux
- male population
- 7447
- female population
- 8442
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- contact page URL
- www.saint-amand-les-eaux.fr/nous-contacter
- phone number
- +33-3-27-22-48-00
- fax number
- +33-3-27-22-48-01
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Encyclopedic overview
13 sectionsContents
- Population
- Heraldry
- Local culture and heritage
- Industries
- The Tower
- The Echevinage
- Saint Martin's church
- The old faience factories
- Notable residents
- Sister cities
- See also
- References
- External links
Saint-Amand-les-Eaux (; former , before 1962: Saint-Amand) is a commune in the Nord department, northern France. It lies on the river Scarpe, 12 km northwest of Valenciennes. In French, the town people are named Amandinois (m), Amandinoise (f).
Saint-Amand Abbey, formerly Elnon Abbey, was located here from its foundation in the 630s by Saint Amand until its dissolution in 1789.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Saint-Amand-les-Eaux” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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