Lewarde
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Location of Lewarde | |
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| Coordinates: 50°20′30″N 3°10′11″E / 50.3417°N 3.1697°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Douai |
| Canton | Aniche |
| Intercommunality | Cœur d'Ostrevent |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2022–2026) | Alain Bruneel[1] |
Area 1 | 3.9 km2 (1.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 2,388 |
| • Density | 610/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59345 /59287 |
| Elevation | 22–80 m (72–262 ft) (avg. 40 m or 130 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Lewarde (French pronunciation: [ləwaʁd]; Picard: Lwarte) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 1,872 | — |
| 1975 | 1,992 | +0.89% |
| 1982 | 2,289 | +2.01% |
| 1990 | 2,768 | +2.40% |
| 1999 | 2,782 | +0.06% |
| 2007 | 2,769 | −0.06% |
| 2012 | 2,645 | −0.91% |
| 2017 | 2,425 | −1.72% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
History
Ancient History
Romans medals were found at multiple times in Lewarde, as well as ballot boxes filled of ash hiden in an sandstone career and four bronze heads of a gallo-roman style[5].
Moyen Âge
The town of Lewarde has born on a wooded ridge (the mountains Saint-Rémi) surround an fortified area, built by the count of Hainaut in XIII, where we could monitor the common border of the Counties of Flandres and the Hainaut.
Of the fortified area, nothing has stayed. But, it's at this assumed place, in the fief of Lewarde, where the town church has been built.
Heraldry
| The arms of Lewarde are blazoned : Per fess or and azure, a lion maintaining a banderole gules, and 3 martlets argent.
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See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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