Anneux
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Cambrai |
| Canton | Marcoing |
| Intercommunality | Cambrai |
| Mayor | Roger Oblez (2001–2008) |
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| Elevation | 56–99 m (184–325 ft) |
| Land area1 | 5.44 km2 (2.10 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 226 (1999) |
| - Density | 42 /km2 (110 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59010/ 59400 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Coordinates: 50°09′18″N 3°07′36″E / 50.155°N 3.1267°E
Anneux is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
Its church is dedicated to Saint Rita, saint of lost causes.
Pierre Colar (b. 1921) has been its mayor for years.
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[edit] History
Anneux was among the villages fought over at the western end of the Battle of Cambrai (1917).
[edit] Heraldry
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The arms of Anneux are blazoned : |
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[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Anneux website (in French)
- Anneux in the Battle of Cambrai
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