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Solesmes is a commune in France, situated in the Hauts-de-France region. It serves as the capital of the canton of Solesmes and is located within the arrondissement of Cambrai. The municipality has an area of 23.25 and a population of 4,487, comprising 2,129 males and 2,209 females. Its postal code is 59730, and it is associated with the canton of Caudry for electoral purposes.
The town shares borders with Vertain, Beaurain, Briastre, and Forest-en-Cambrésis. Solesmes is twinned with Bad Berka. The commune received the Croix de guerre 1914–1918. Its elevation is 73 meters, and it operates in the Europe/Paris timezone. The official name is Solesmes, with an IPA transcription of sɔlɛm.
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Place details
- Locality
- Solesmes
- Region
- Hauts-de-France
- Country
- France
- Population
- 4,963
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Country
- France
- Region
- Hauts-de-France
- Department
- Nord
- Arrondissement
- Cambrai
- Canton
- Caudry
- Intercommunality
- CC Pays Solesmois
- Mayor 2020 2026
- Paul Sagniez
- Area
- 23.25 km (8.98 sq mi)
- Population 2023
- 4,142
- Density
- 178.2/km (461.4/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
- Insee postal code
- 59571 /59730
- Elevation
- 62–139 m (203–456 ft) , (avg. 70 m or 230 ft)
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Commune de Solesmes - Solesmes, la ville au service de votre avenir
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Solesmes
- Country
- France
- Located in
- canton of Solesmes
- Population
- 4142
- Area
- 23.25
- Elevation
- 107
- Capital of
- canton of Solesmes
- Shares border with
- Haussy
- Official website
- www.solesmes.fr
- Image
- Solesmes hôtel de ville.JPG
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- twinned administrative body
- Solesmes
- Commons category
- Solesmes (Nord)
- topic's main category
- Category:Solesmes (Nord)
- postal code
- 59730
- different from
- Solesmes
- associated electoral district
- canton of Caudry
- male population
- 2129
- female population
- 2209
- P8168
- 1129 Neujmina
- IPA transcription
- sɔlɛm
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-3-27-72-17-70
- P12749
- Emil du Bois-Reymond
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Encyclopedic overview
Solesmes ( French pronunciation: [sɔlɛm]; Picard: Solinmes) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
Population
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Solesmes” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.