Vendegies-sur-Écaillon
Appearance
Vendegies-sur-Écaillon | |
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The church in Vendegies-sur-Écaillon | |
Coordinates: 50°15′46″N 3°30′44″E / 50.2628°N 3.5122°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Nord |
Arrondissement | Cambrai |
Canton | Caudry |
Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du Pays solesmois |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020-2026) | Jean Faure |
Area 1 | 6.57 km2 (2.54 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[1] | 1,118 |
• Density | 170/km2 (440/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 59608 /59213 |
Elevation | 44–102 m (144–335 ft) (avg. 54 m or 177 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Vendegies-sur-Écaillon is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
History
In his memoir of World War I, A S Bullock recalls the night of 24 October 1918 when he was among the reserves helping the Gloucestershire Regiment in a final push against the Germans at Vendegies-sur-Écaillon. He notes that although 'maps were scarce',[2] he managed not only to obtain one but to retain it after the war, complete with mud from the battlefield.[3]
Bullock recalls marching on from Vendegies-sur-Écaillon to Sepmeries, where on 27 October he narrowly escaped death at a spot in square Q12 of this same map.
Heraldry
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The arms of Vendegies-sur-Écaillon are blazoned : Or, a 6-spoked wheel gules.
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See also
References
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Barnes, A FThe Story of the 2/5th Gloucestershire Regiment, 1914-1918, Crypt House Press, Gloucester, 1930, page 88
- ^ Bullock, A S, Gloucestershire Between the Wars: A Memoir, The History Press, 2009, page 81
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